Vegetable-Rice Soup

Name: Vegetable-Rice Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 tomatoes (seeded, diced); 2 scallions (chopped) or 2 green onions (chopped); 2 stalks celery (chopped); 2 carrots (peeled, chopped); 1 cup cauliflower (cut into small florets); 1 sweet pepper (seeded and diced); 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 3 tablespoons white rice; 1 teaspoon fresh basil (diced); 1 zucchini (chopped); 1/2 teaspoon fresh parsley (diced); 1/2 teaspoon fresh garlic (minced); 6 cups water or 6 cups vegetable stock; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; salt

Submitted by yewoinfamilycooking

"This is one of my favorite soup recipes that I cook for my family during Lent."

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Ready In:: 1hr 5mins
Ingredients:: 15
Serves:: 4

ingredients

1 tomatoes (seeded, diced)
2 scallions (chopped) or 2 green onions (chopped)
2 stalks celery (chopped)
2 carrots (peeled, chopped)
1 cup cauliflower (cut into small florets)
1 sweet pepper (seeded and diced)
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons white rice
1 teaspoon fresh basil (diced)
1 zucchini (chopped)
¹⁄₂ teaspoon fresh parsley (diced)
¹⁄₂ teaspoon fresh garlic (minced)
6 cups water or 6 cups vegetable stock
¹⁄₄ teaspoon black pepper
salt

directions

In cooking pot, sauté carrots, celery, scallion, cauliflower with 2 tablespoon of oil and garlic till tender.
Add the vegetable stock or water; 2 tablespoons of oil and boil it for 5 minutes.
To the boiling vegetables, add rice, zucchini, sweet pepper, basil and parsley.
In a medium heat, cook the soup for 45 minutes; add black pepper and salt.
Serve it hot.
P.S. if you are not on Lent or a vegan, you may add cream or plain yogurt. If you prefer spicy soup, you may add chili powder (berbere) or tabasco.

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Reviews

This is a delicious healthy recipe! It was a hit with my family and we all enjoyed it. I added broccoli instead of cauliflower, substituted 1/2 teaspoon of dried basil instead of fresh basil. I used 8 cups of water with 3 knorrs vegetable bouillon cubes and I used 1/2 cup of rice. I probably would cook the rice separate next time because mine started falling apart. Thanks for the amazing recipe!

berrycute
I made this recipe as one of my three Pick A Chef recipes. for yewoinfamilycooking Undiscovered chef. Excellent soup so rich in flavor & vegetables. Very healthy recipe We really enjoyed it

Bergy

Tweaks

This is a delicious healthy recipe! It was a hit with my family and we all enjoyed it. I added broccoli instead of cauliflower, substituted 1/2 teaspoon of dried basil instead of fresh basil. I used 8 cups of water with 3 knorrs vegetable bouillon cubes and I used 1/2 cup of rice. I probably would cook the rice separate next time because mine started falling apart. Thanks for the amazing recipe!

berrycute