VEGETABLE SOUP II

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This is a favorite with our family. Serve with homemade bread, rolls or crackers. Make sure you soak your barley overnight if you do not have the quick cooking kind. I like to let the soup sit off the heat for about an hour when it's done to help bring out the full flavor. Yum!!

Provided by Paula Campbell

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

Time 45m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

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
⅓ cup uncooked alphabet pasta
⅓ 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

Steps:

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 165.3 calories, Carbohydrate 24.1 g, Fat 5.3 g, Fiber 5.4 g, Protein 6.1 g, SaturatedFat 0.9 g, Sodium 879.6 mg, Sugar 4.3 g