Vegetable Soup With Dumplings

This "Taste of Home" cookbook recipe is a hearty, healthy meal.

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January 8, 2009, 3:55 PM

Jan. 9, 2008 — -- Maybe you've resolved to eat healthy in 2009, and the good news is you can still have the comfort food you know and love.

Taste of Home, the world's No. 1 cooking magazine, has gathered recipes from hundreds of readers and compiled them into a healthy, easy-to-follow recipe collection called "The Taste of Home Comfort Food Diet Cookbook." Go to www.tasteofhome.com for more information.

Below is the recipe for Vegetable Soup With Dumplings.
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Yield: 10 servings

Ingredients for the Soup:

Ingredients for the Dumplings:

Directions:1. In a Dutch oven, cook the onions, carrots and celery in oil for 6-8 minutes or until crisp-tender. Stir in the broth, potatoes, tomatoes, garlic, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

2. In a small bowl, combine flour and water until smooth; stir into vegetable mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in cabbage and peas.

3. For dumplings, in a small bowl, combine baking mix, carrots and parsley. Stir in water until moistened. Drop in 10 mounds onto simmering soup. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in a dumpling comes out clean (do not lift cover while simmering). Garnish with cheese.

Nutrition Information (for 1 1/4 cups soup with 1 dumpling): calories (258), fat (7g), cholesterol (5mg), sodium (826mg), carbohydrates (44g), fiber (5g), protein (8g).

Recipe courtesy of "Taste of Home Comfort Food Diet Cookbook" 2008.