Five-a-Day Soup, Three Ways

Whenever I make soup in my household I end up making it three different ways. Mrs J likes hers left completely unblended and chunky, a broth with beans and vegetables in. Small Boy has his pureed to smooth, and usually as a pasta sauce baked beneath a pile of cheese. I like mine somewhere between the two; a thick blended base with a smattering of veg and beans in it for interest and texture. This recipe provides