Vegetable Soup Ii

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups beef broth
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can peeled and diced tomatoes with juice
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can tomato-vegetable juice cocktail
• 1/3 cup uncooked alphabet pasta
• 1/3 cup quick-cooking barley
• 2 (15 ounce) cans mixed vegetables, with liquid
• 1 (11.25 ounce) can baby kernel corn, with liquid
• salt and pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• in a large pot over medium heat, saute the celery and onion in the oil for 5 to 10 minutes, or until onions are tender. add the chicken broth, beef broth, tomatoes with juice and tomato-vegetable juice cocktail.
• bring to a boil, add the pasta and the barley, reduce heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes, or until the pasta and barley are tender.
• add the mixed vegetables and the corn and bring the soup back to a boil. then reduce the heat to low and allow the soup to simmer for 15 more minutes.