Vegetarian Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

• 1 quart water
• 2 tablespoons Better Than Bouillon Vegetarian No Beef Base
• 2 carrots, peeled and thinly sliced into rounds
• 1 rib celery, peeled and thinly sliced
• 2 large cloves garlic, peeled and minced
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped shallot
• 1 can (14.5-ounce) petite cut tomatoes, undrained
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 can (5.5-ounce) vegetable juice
• 1 cup frozen corn
• 1 cup frozen cut green beans
• 1 tablespoon dried basil leaves
• 1 bay leaf
• .25 teaspoon kosher salt
• .25 teaspoon black pepper