Hearty Vegetable and Lentil Soup - Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

Ingredients

• 3 cups water
• 3 cups vegetable or chicken broth
• 3 medium carrots, chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 cup dried lentils, rinsed
• 2 celery ribs, sliced
• 1 small bell pepper, color of your choice
• 1/4 cup uncooked brown rice
• 1 tsp. dried basil or 1 Tbsp. of fresh chopped basil
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 cup tomato paste