HEARTY TOMATO RICE SOUP

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This is an excellent, hearty soup to go with a casserole or pot pie. Simple ingredients so picky eaters like it, and complex flavor for the more refined.

Provided by Sarah Gartland

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Vegetable Soup Recipes

Time 40m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 (14.5 ounce) can beef broth
1 quart water
⅓ cup tomato paste
1 teaspoon minced garlic
2 bay leaves
4 cubes beef bouillon
1 pinch freshly ground black pepper to taste
½ cup uncooked long grain white rice
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Steps:

In a pot over medium heat, mix the beef broth, water, tomato paste, garlic, and bay leaves. Stir in the beef bouillon until dissolved. Season with pepper. Bring to a boil, and mix in the rice. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook 25 minutes, until rice is tender. Remove bay leaves, and serve warm with a sprinkling of Cheddar cheese.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 176.4 calories, Carbohydrate 17 g, Cholesterol 24.4 mg, Fat 8.2 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 8.8 g, SaturatedFat 5.1 g, Sodium 891.3 mg, Sugar 2.3 g