Not only potatoes and carrots: what to add to soup for a bright flavor

During a period of vitamin deficiency, soup is exactly the kind of food that can warm you up and enrich your body with a lot of nutrients. But for a bright flavor and maximum benefits, you need to add the right ingredients. You shouldn't limit yourself to potatoes, carrots, and onions, but rather combine a variety of ingredients.

Nutritionist olyatylchyk shared a selection of the main ingredients that can and should be added to the soup. It was published on her Instagram page. All these ingredients can be perfectly combined.

• ordinary or cauliflower

• broccoli
• carrot
• potatoes
• mushrooms

• peas
• beans
• bell pepper
• tomato
• cereals

• tomato paste
• salt and seasonings
• pumpkin
• herbs
• onion
• garlic
• zucchini

Chicken soup with Mexican mix from pp_smachno_olesia. Published on the Instagram page.

Ingredients:

• chicken fillet
• large potato
• frozen Mexican mixture
• carrot
• onion
• spices: paprika, salt, black pepper

Method of preparation:

1. Cook the chicken, changing the water.

2. Add the diced potatoes, after 10 minutes add the frozen Mexican mixture.

3. At the same time, fry carrots and onions in a skillet with olive oil, add paprika and pepper.

4. Throw all this into the soup, and cook until the potatoes are tender.

5. When serving, add sour cream and herbs to the soup if desired.