Hearty Vegetable Soup

Hearty Vegetable Soup
3 small white onions, diced
3 stalks celery, diced
1 small zucchini, diced
1 small eggplant, diced
3 small potatoes, diced
stalk of choice, to cover
1 can yellow wax beans, drained
1 can green wax beans, drained
1 can stewed tomatoes, undrained
1 cup cooked, chopped carrots
salt, spices, and seasoning as desired
2 cups cubed leftover cooked meat, if desired
approximately 1 cup leftover seasoned mashed potatoes

Heat a little oil over low heat in a large pot. Add the onion, celery, zucchini, eggplant, and potato and allow the mixture to "sweat" for twenty minutes or so to marry the flavors together. Stir in the stalk and heat to a boil. Stir in the beans, tomatoes, carrots, seasoning, and meat. Boil until vegetables are tender. Stir in mashed potatoes and heat to thicken. 

The snowy, cold days approaching are the perfect time to enjoy bowlfuls of warm, hearty, delicious soup. With imprecise soups such as vegetable, no recipe is needed, but here is a formula for a very flavorful and nutritious soup I came up with that is quick and inexpensive to make, and a great way to use up some leftovers. Switch it up as you please. This makes a large batch that can easily be saved and reheated.