Vegetable Soup 3

Course :	Soups
From:	HungryMonster.com
Serves:	5

Ingredients:

4	cups	chicken broth -- homemade *1
2	cups	tomatoes -- canned
1/2	cup	onions -- chopped
1/2	cup	carrots -- thinly sliced
1/2	cup	celery -- diagonally sliced
1/2	cup	red pepper -- coarsely chopped *2
1/2	teaspoon	salt *3
2	tablespoons	lemon juice -- fresh
5	whole	peppercorns -- whole
1/2	teaspoon	hot pepper sauce
1/2	cup	pasta -- alphabet *4

Preparation:

*1 homemade beef, vegetable or turkey stock can be substituted if you substitute canned broth omit salt *2 green pepper can be substituted *3 omit salt if using canned broth *4 any other small pasta can also be used Combine all ingredients except pasta in a 3 to 4 quart pot. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer gently for 1 hour. Stir occasionally to break up tomatoes into bite size pieces. Add pasta and cook for 5-7 minutes, until done.

Nutritional Information:

104 Calories (kcal); 2g Total Fat; (13% calories from fat); 6g Protein; 17g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 646mg Sodium