Sadie Recipe · Hearty Vegetable Soup

This is a tasty, low-fat soup. It's all vegetables, beans and rice so there's not a lot of calories, either. You can replace the soy sauce with low sodium soy sauce, if desired.

Ingredients

• ¾ cup chopped celery
• ¾ cup chopped onion
• 1 cup chopped carrots
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
• 3 cups tomato-vegetable juice cocktail
• 2 cups water
• 1 leek, chopped
• 1 potato, peeled and cubed
• 1 (15 ounce) can peas, drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
• 2 (15 ounce) cans garbanzo beans, drained
• 1 cup long-grain white rice
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon dried dill weed

Cooking Directions

1. In a large pot over high heat, combine the celery, onion, carrots, tomatoes, tomato-vegetable juice, water, leek, potato, peas, corn, beans, rice, soy sauce, thyme, ground black pepper, garlic powder and dill weed.
2. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.

Nutrition Facts

• calories353.9
• carbohydrateContent73.5 g
• fatContent2 g
• fiberContent10.1 g
• proteinContent12.2 g
• saturatedFatContent0.3 g
• sodiumContent1085.9 mg
• sugarContent10.7 g