A long time ago in a galaxy far far away... whoops! Wrong story. Ahem. A long time ago, I made this heavenly soup for my family in the midst of winter and it was an instant hit! And it still is to this day. But, the post here needed some updating so here you go!

I've made the soup a few times over the years and each time seem to make it more and more my own. While the base of the soup remains the same, I've definitely built my own little swamp here.

This soup is pretty hearty and rather filling for being loaded with basically nothing but vegetables. And no, that isn't a complaint in the least. I love my vegetables almost any which way, cooked, raw, steamed, grilled, etc.

To make this soup my own, I've doubled the spinach in there. Because... I'm all about the spinach. Plus, it makes it even more 'swampy' with all of that green goodness in there. I used 'no salt' added canned products where I could, because I like to salt my own foods and not be told how salty they should be. And canned foods tent to carry a pretty high salt content.

For the cheese, I used a fat free mozzarella, but really what ever sort of cheese you're a fan of would probably work here. Just be sure that when you add the cheese to the pot that the soup isn't still boiling or at a simmer. That would melt the cheese into oblivious and leave you without the nice gooey bites within the soup.

Add a couple of crackers on the side and you're ready to go with your healthy soup as a full on meal-in-a-bowl!

Honestly, for me this soup seemed to be even better the next day as seconds when all of the flavors and vegetables have time to sit together. And as for the cheese, I found that it re-gooed when warmed back up in the microwave. Yum!

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Nutritional Claims: High Fiber • Gluten Free • Wheat Free • Egg Free • Peanut Free • Tree Nut Free • Soy Free • Fish Free • Shellfish Free • Pork Free • Red Meat Free • Crustacean Free • Mustard Free • Sesame Free • Lupine Free • Mollusk Free • Alcohol Free • No Sugar Added • Sulphite Free