Garden Soup Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 leeks, whites and light greens sliced and chopped (or 1 white onion, chopped)
• 2 cups carrots, peeled and diced
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 1/2 to 4 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 1 1/2 cups low sodium V-8 vegetable juice
• 2 medium red potatoes, diced
• 1 zucchini, sliced and diced (I leave out the seedy core)
• 1 yellow squash, sliced and diced