Vegetable Soup with Brown Rice - Feed Your Potential

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 Tbsp olive or vegetable oil
• 1 cup yellow onion (peeled and diced)
• 1 cup celery (diced)
• 1 cup carrot (peeled and diced)
• 1 clove garlic (peeled and minced)
• 6 cups low sodium vegetable broth
• 2 cups canned diced tomatoes in juice
• 4 oz fresh green cabbage, shredded (about 2/3 cup, packed)
• 2/3 cup frozen whole kernel corn
• 2/3 cup frozen green beans, cut
• 2 1/2 tsp coarse kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
• 1/2 tsp dried thyme
• 1 each dried bay leaf
• 1 1/2 cups brown rice cooked according to package directions
• 2 Tbsp fresh parsley leaves, minced