--- title: Mark Bittman’s Vegetable Soup description: Vegetable Soup Makes 4 servings Time: 20 to 40 min., depending on the desired texture 1⁄4 cup olive oil plus more for drizzling 1 large... canonical: https://time.com/3484278/mark-bittmans-vegetable-soup/ author: Mark Bittman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-10-09T10:48:14.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T10:40:55.403Z article:section: Health og:title: Mark Bittman’s Vegetable Soup og:description: Vegetable Soup Makes 4 servings Time: 20 to 40 min., depending on the desired texture 1⁄4 cup olive oil plus more for drizzling 1 large... og:url: https://time.com/3484278/mark-bittmans-vegetable-soup/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbb70cf190e62d283/69875f57524fc0715fde9af0/mark-bittman-vegetable-soup.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Mark Bittman Vegetable Soup og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Mark Bittman’s Vegetable Soup twitter:description: Vegetable Soup Makes 4 servings Time: 20 to 40 min., depending on the desired texture 1⁄4 cup olive oil plus more for drizzling 1 large... twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbb70cf190e62d283/69875f57524fc0715fde9af0/mark-bittman-vegetable-soup.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Mark Bittman's Vegetable Soup by [Mark Bittman](/author/mark-bittman/) ## Mark Bittman Oct 9, 2014 10:48 AM CUT  Grant Cornett for TIME by [Mark Bittman](/author/mark-bittman/) ## Mark Bittman Oct 9, 2014 10:48 AM CUT Vegetable Soup Makes 4 servings Time: 20 to 40 min., depending on the desired texture 1⁄4 cup olive oil plus more for drizzling 1 large onion, chopped Salt and pepper 2 garlic cloves, minced 8 cups any chopped frozen vegetables 6 cups chicken or vegetable stock 1\. Put olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until it softens a bit, 2 to 3 min. Add garlic, stirring occasionally, until fragrant, 2 to 3 min. 2\. Meanwhile, organize packages of vegetables on your counter from firmest (longest–cooking, like squash or beans) to most tender (like spinach and other greens). Start adding the vegetables, firmest first, stirring occasionally until they thaw and begin to get tender. (Timing will vary by vegetable; test frequently.) 3\. Continue adding and stirring, adjusting the heat to prevent burning, until the vegetables in the pot begin to brown in places. Add the stock, raise the heat to high, and cook, stirring once or twice, until the soup comes to a boil. Reduce the heat to a steady bubble and cook until the vegetables are as tender as you like. Taste and adjust the seasoning, then pour the soup into 4 bowls, drizzle with more olive oil and serve. \-Recipe adapted from How to Cook Everything Fast (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3484278/mark-bittmans-vegetable-soup/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3484278/mark-bittmans-vegetable-soup/"},"headline":"Mark Bittman's Vegetable Soup","datePublished":"2014-10-09T10:48:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:40:55.403Z","description":"Vegetable Soup Makes 4 servings Time: 20 to 40 min., depending on the desired texture 1⁄4 cup olive oil plus more for drizzling 1 large...","url":"https://time.com/3484278/mark-bittmans-vegetable-soup/","keywords":["Food"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbb70cf190e62d283/69875f57524fc0715fde9af0/mark-bittman-vegetable-soup.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Mark Bittman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/mark-bittman/"}],"articleSection":"Health","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbb70cf190e62d283/69875f57524fc0715fde9af0/mark-bittman-vegetable-soup.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Mark Bittman Vegetable Soup","caption":"Mark Bittman Vegetable Soup","creditText":"Grant Cornett for TIME","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/health/","name":"Health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3484278/mark-bittmans-vegetable-soup/","name":"Mark Bittman's Vegetable Soup"}}]}] ```