Put half in each soup pot. Slice remaining 6 onions and set aside. Put 6 whole ones in each soup pot. Cut remaining 6 carrots in half lengthwise. Cover and reserve for tonight's meal of Oven-Fried Chicken and Vegetables.
Quarter remaining zucchini lengthwise, then cut in half crosswise.
Cover and reserve for tonight's meal. Seed red and green bell peppers and cut in thin strips. Seed and thinly slice jalapeno peppers. Mince 6 cloves garlic. Wrap and reserve 2 minced cloves for tonight's meal.