I love this soup. I like to have the vegetables cut medium it makes is hardier. But if you prefer smooth you can always chop smaller or puree. I also omit the bay leaf because I don't like bay leaf. I also use a ham hock from left over Easter or Christmas dinner.
This Quick & Easy Ravioli with Bacon recipe contains oscar mayer bacon, philadelphia cream cheese, kraft grated parmesan cheese, milk, frozen broccoli florets and more.
Throw together the fixin's in the morning and enjoy a steak-and-peppers main simmering in a tomato-based sauce for dinner. Melty Swiss cheese is the clincher.