Roasted Beet, Crab and Vegetable Soup

A vegetable lover's dream, this hearty soup mixes roasted beets, plus pantry staples such as onions, garlic, and celery, with frozen lima beans, mixed vegetables, and canned tomatoes sparked with Louisiana-style hot sauce and imitation crab.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 55 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 273 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 1 (8 ounce) can sliced mushrooms
• 2 tablespoons garlic, minced
• 2 (13.75 ounce) cans chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, or to taste
• salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
• 1 dash Louisiana-style hot sauce, or to taste
• 4 beets, scrubbed, stems trimmed to 1 inch
• 2 (14.4 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice, or to taste
• 0.5 cup chopped celery
• 0.5 (9 ounce) package frozen baby lima beans
• 0.5 (14 ounce) package frozen mixed vegetables
• 0.5 (15 ounce) can peas
• 0.5 pound imitation crab meat, flaked

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

Place beets into a 9x13 inch baking dish. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Step 3

Cook beets in preheated oven, turning occasionally, until fork tender, about 45 minutes. Remove from oven, cool, peel, and cut into 1/2 inch pieces.

Step 4

Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in the onion, garlic, celery, and mushrooms; cook and stir until the onion becomes transparent, about 5 minutes. Pour in the chicken broth, and heat 5 minutes. Add the lima beans and mixed vegetables; bring soup to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, and stir in the tomatoes, peas, beets, and crab meat. Season with thyme, hot sauce, salt, and pepper, to taste. Simmer 10 minutes more, and turn off the heat. Just before serving, stir in 2 teaspoons lemon juice.