Clean Eating Bean Quinoa Soup

1. Heat oil in a soup pot. Add onion and garlic and sauté until onion is soft.
2. Add carrots, parsnips and zucchini and sauté for 3 or more minutes.
3. Add greens, beans and basil. Stir.
4. Pour in vegetable broth (add more liquid with a larger amount of quinoa depending on how much liquid you like in your soup). Bring soup to a boil.
5. Once soup is boiling, bring to a simmer. Add the quinoa.
6. Cook the soup until the vegetables are tender and quinoa is done, about 20 minutes (it is done when little “rings” are coming off the quinoa and it is no longer crunchy).
7. Turn off the heat and let it sit for about five minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
8. Serve soup in bowls and top with parmesan cheese, if desired.
9. Enjoy!