Easy Tomato Rice Soup
Tomato rice soup is made with crushed tomatoes, water or chicken broth, celery, parsley, bay leaf, and other seasonings.
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- Serves: 6 persons
Ingredients
- 1(28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 2cups vegetable broth (or chicken broth or water)
- ¼cup celery (with leaves, chopped)
- 1tablespoon parsley (chopped fresh, to taste)
- ½bay leaf
- ½teaspoon salt (or to taste)
- ⅛teaspoon black pepper (or to taste
- ¾cup rice (cooked)
Instructions
Step 1
Gather the ingredients.Step 2
In a large saucepan, combine the crushed tomatoes with the water or stock, celery, parsley, bay leaf, salt, and pepper.Step 3
Place the saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes. At this point, if you want a smoother soup, process it in batches in a blender or food processor.Step 4
Add the cooked rice and lower the heat to medium-low.Step 5
Cook for about 5 minutes, or until hot and bubbling.Step 6
Remove the bay leaf.Step 7
Serve tomato soup with saltine crackers or crusty bread .Step 8
Enjoy!