Tangy Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

2 tb oil
1/2 tb rice
1 onion
1 tomato
2 garlic
2 1/2 c chicken broth
1/2 stalk celery
1/4 c tomato juice
1 chicken bouillon cube
1 tb parsley
1/8 tb black pepper
1 tb green pepper
3 shakes sauce
1 carrot

Instructions

IN SAUCEPAN,HEAT OIL.ADD ONION,GARLIC,CELERY,PARSLEY,GREEN PEPPER,CARROT,RICE.SAUTE BRIEFLY,OVER MEDIUM HEAT,JUST UNTIL ALL SOLIDS AR LIGHTLY COATED WITH OIL.ADD TOMATO,CHICKEN BROTH,TOMATO JUICE AND BOUlLLON CUBE.COVER PAN AND BRING TO BOIL,REDUCE HEAT AND SIMMER FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES,UNTIL VEGETABLES ARE AND RICE ARE FULLY COOKED AND TENDER.ADD PEPP AND HOT SAUCE AS INDICATED OR ASDESIRED.SERVE HOT.MAKES FOUR TO FIVE SERVINGS.