Vegetable soups are classics of Russian cuisine, they are prepared on broths, lean, with mushrooms and beans. Zucchini soup is considered to be an original version of the first course, despite the fact that culinary experts consider this vegetable an indispensable ingredient in winter pickles and second courses.

Potato soup with zucchini and chicken

Soup with zucchini, potatoes and chicken is a satisfying first course, as it turns out to be thick, thanks to a rich set of ingredients. Experienced housewives serve such a dish for Sunday family dinner as a delicious hot option.

In order to prepare a delicious soup, you should prepare a set of ingredients:

  • 500 grams of boiled chicken breasts;
  • a pair of small young zucchini;
  • red and green bell peppers;
  • bulb;
  • a glass of fresh tomato puree;
  • 3 cloves of garlic;
  • a pair of medium potatoes;
  • salt, pepper, vegetable oil.

Soup is prepared in an enameled container, a liter of liquid or broth is previously poured into it.

  1. Peeled and cut into thin strips potatoes are sent to the pan, brought to a boil and boiled over low heat until half cooked.
  2. The onion is crushed and fried in vegetable oil until soft, after which the peppers are cut into a pan, cut into thin strips and chopped garlic. Stew the mixture for 5 minutes under the lid.
  3. Finely chopped zucchini is added to the vegetable mixture, mixed and stewed for about 7 minutes.
  4. Pour the vegetable mixture with potato broth, add mashed tomatoes, boiled chicken, cut into small cubes, and bring the mixture to a boil.
  5. After boiling, boil the soup on low heat for 8 minutes, add greens.

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The dish is served with sour cream or low-fat yogurt.

Zucchini soup with meatballs

 

Thick and hearty zucchini soup can be cooked with meatballs. A delicious first course is not only thick and satisfying, but also quite high-calorie.

This first course option is prepared from the following ingredients:

  • 3 medium sized zucchini;
  • bulb;
  • 250 grams of minced meat;
  • carrots - 2 pieces;
  • salt, herbs, vegetable oil.

Cooking this dish begins with the preparation of the main ingredient: zucchini is washed, peeled and cut into small cubes.

  1. Vegetables are thoroughly washed, peels are removed from zucchini.
  2. Prepared vegetable is put in a pan with water, brought to a boil and cooked for 20 minutes on low heat, after which small meatballs from minced meat are added to the broth.
  3. The chopped onion is fried in vegetable oil until half-cooked, grated carrots are introduced and the vegetables are sautéed over low heat until cooked.
  4. Onions with carrots are laid in the soup, taking out the prepared meatballs from it, chopping the soup ingredients with a blender.
  5. Return the meatballs in the soup puree, bring the mixture to a boil, add the greens and turn off the fire.

Such soup is served with sour cream to the table.

During cooking, the liquid evaporates, so cooks recommend periodically adding a little boiling water or broth.

Zucchini soup with cream cheese

 

Soup with a delicate and special taste is obtained from zucchini and cream cheese. The cheese itself gives a special creamy and milk flavor to the finished dish, moreover, this soup is not flavored with sour cream or mayonnaise.

The main ingredients of a gentle and light soup are:

  • a pair of small zucchini;
  • Bell pepper;
  • carrot;
  • 100 grams of cream cheese;
  • salt, greens, butter.

In order to prepare a gentle soup puree from zucchini with cream cheese, they initially take a container and 2 ½ liters of water.

  1. The crushed carrots are fried until half ready in butter, zucchini and pepper, crushed in cubes, are added.
  2. The mixture is stewed for 5 minutes with occasional stirring.
  3. The water is brought to a boil, sauteed vegetables are added and the mixture is boiled again.
  4. After boiling, the soup is cooked for about 10 minutes, grated cream cheese is added and cooked with constant stirring for 5 minutes.
  5. Season the dish with herbs, salt to taste and turn off the fire.

You can add chopped garlic, your favorite spices to this dish.

Zucchini soup with mushrooms

Lovers of mushroom soup will appreciate the recipe for a transparent soup of zucchini with mushrooms.

A hot meal is prepared using the following ingredients:

  • a pound of fresh mushrooms;
  • 7 medium potatoes;
  • a pair of zucchini;
  • bulb;
  • carrots - 2 pieces;
  • fresh tomatoes - 2 pieces;
  • vegetable oil, salt, spices, herbs.

Step by step recipe:

  1. Chopped carrots and onions are fried in oil until cooked.
  2. The peeled and washed mushrooms are chopped into cubes, boiled in boiling water for half an hour.
  3. Zucchini and potatoes are peeled, crushed in small cubes.
  4. Add vegetables to the mushroom broth, allow to boil for 10 minutes, add frying from carrots and onions, bring the mixture to a boil.
  5. After a quarter of an hour, turn off the fire, add herbs and spices.

Before serving, the dish is seasoned with sour cream and chopped green onions.

Cream zucchini cream soup

Cream of zucchini soup with cream will be a decoration for any Sunday family dinner.

This hot meal is prepared with simple ingredients:

  • small zucchini;
  • carrot;
  • bulb;
  • a pair of potatoes;
  • 100 grams of cream;
  • salt, vegetable oil.

Preparing a soup soup of zucchini with cream in accordance with the following sequence of actions:

  1. Peeled onions and carrots are cut into rings, fried until tender in vegetable oil.
  2. Peeled zucchini and potatoes are cut into medium-sized cubes, mixed with fried vegetables and poured with two glasses of water.
  3. Bring the mixture to a boil and boil until the potatoes are fully cooked.
  4. Drain half of the liquid from the mixture, cool and grind the soup in a blender to the consistency of a cream.
  5. Transfer the finished dish to the tureen and dilute with warm cream, add herbs and spices.

This dish is served with croutons. Soup can be seasoned with marjoram and dried herbs.

Zucchini and mashed potato soup

 

Recipes differ in a variety of flavors and ingredients, including the base. Gentle soup puree is prepared in milk with the addition of butter.

For such a hot dish, the components are prepared:

  • liter of milk;
  • half a liter of water;
  • 3 potatoes;
  • a pair of small zucchini;
  • salt, butter.

Milk before cooking soup is mixed with water in an enamel container.

  1. The milk is brought to a boil, peeled and diced potatoes are added and boiled for 10 minutes on low heat.
  2. Zucchini peeled and peeled seeds, crushed in small cubes and introduced into a potato-milk mixture, allowed to boil and reduce heat.
  3. Cook the soup until tender, at the end add butter to taste and send the dish to a blender.

You can experiment and grind the ingredients not with a blender, but grind the soup through a sieve. In any case, the taste of the finished dish is especially delicate and special.

Hot first courses with the addition of zucchini are considered not only a delicious dish, but they also belong to dietetic food, therefore they will be enjoyed and will be useful to children, adults and elderly people.

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