Vegetarian

Vegetable Rice Soup is for Dinner.

Vegetable Rice Soup takes 5 minutes to prepare.

Vegetable Rice Soup takes 40 minutes to cook.

Vegetable Rice Soup makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Vegetable Rice Soup are:

*Homemade vegetable stock, 6 cup
Carrots, raw, 3 medium
Celery, raw, 2 stalk, medium (7-1/2" - 8" long)
*Progresso Canellini Beans, 1 can (cup) rinsed and drained
Spinach, fresh, 2 cup, coarsely chopped
Bullion Cube, Vegetable, Low-Sodium, gluten free -3 small cubes
Thyme, fresh, 2 tsp or 1 tbsp dry
Brown or white Rice, long grain, .5 cup
Bay Leaf, 1 small leaf
Kosher Salt, .5 tbsp (or to taste)
Pepper, black, 1 tsp (or to taste)
Onions, raw, 1 small
Olive Oil, 2 tbsp
Garlic, 2 clove
Medium stock pot with lid

Here is how you make Vegetable Rice Soup:

Thinly slice carrots and celeryChop onion finelymince garlicAdd olive oil to stock pot and saute together above vegetables. Add salt, pepper, bay leaf & thyme.When onions are translucent add bullion cubes and stir until dissolved.Then add vegetable stock and fresh chopped spinach. Bring to a boil. Then add rinsed and drained rice to the pot.Return to a boil over medium-high heat. Stirring occasionally.Cover and bring heat to low/simmer for 20 minutes.** DO NOT open the lid or the rice will not cook properly!!After the 20 minutes is up... stir in rinsed and drained Cannellini Beans. Cover and cook another 10 minutes over low heat or until the cannellini beans are heated through.(Add more salt & pepper to taste)Also, if you like your soup a little thicker (stew like) just add 3/4 to 1 cup of rice to pot instead of 1/2 a cup. And if using brown rice I would add on about 10 minutes as it may take a bit longer to cook than white rice. :-)**Don't forget to remove the Bay Leaf before serving! :-)Serves 8-10 Submitted by: E. Bourne - Fort Worth, TXNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LIZARD1280.

The nutritional information for Vegetable Rice Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 157.8

• Total Fat: 5.4 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 241.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 26.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 7.8 g
• Protein: 4.6 g

The dietary needs meet for Vegetable Rice Soup is Vegetarian