Brown Rice and Vegetable Soup

Ingredients:

• Vegetable Broth - 5 cups
• Water - 3 cups
• Brown Rice - 1 cup
• Carrot - 1
• Celery - 1 cup
• Zucchini - 1 cup
• Corn and peas - 1 cup
• Onion - 1 small
• Garlic - 2 tsp ( minced )
• Olive Oil - 1 tbsp
• Salt - to taste
• Oregano - 1 tsp

You can add more vegetables of your choice like, potatoes, beans, mushrooms etc.

Directions:

• In a soup pot, combine, broth and water. ( Adjust water accordingly. More water if you like it runny )
• Add brown rice and carrots. Bring it to boil.
• Add all other veggies ( except zucchini ) to the soup. 
• In a separate pan, heat olive oil and saute onion and garlic. Pour it over the soup.
• Add cubed zucchini towards the end. It need not be cooked for long.
• Add seasoning to the soup and let it cook till the rice is done.
• Serve hot with crackers or bread sticks.