Vegetable-Rice Soup

Ingredients

1/2 cup onions, diced
1/2 cup celery, diced
1/2 cup carrots, diced
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 can (around 750) stewed tomatoes, undrained
1 cup quick-cooking brown rice
1 cup reduced fat, reduced sodium chicken broth
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

Serves: 6

Heat oil over medium heat in a large saucepan. Combine onions, celery, carrots and garlic and cook about 10 minutes. Add tomatoes with the juice and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Add rice and broth and simmer another 20 minutes or until rice is cooked. Sprinkle with dried herbs and serve.