Flavorful Hearty Veggie Soup - Fresher Than Store-Bought

Ingredients

• A couple tablespoons of olive oil.
• Chop up one medium yellow onion (about 1 1/2 cups).
• 5 carrots, peeled and cut into chunks (makes 2 cups).
• Chop 3 celery stalks (around 1 1/4 cups).
• Minced garlic cloves, about 4 of them.
• 4 cans (14.5 oz each) of low salt broth.
• Grab 2 cans (14.5 oz each) of diced tomatoes with the juice.
• Peel and dice 3 medium potatoes.
• Fresh parsley, roughly a third of a cup, chopped.
• A couple of bay leaves.
• Half a teaspoon of dried thyme.
• Salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste.
• 1 1/2 cups of green beans, trimmed and cut.
• 1 1/4 cups of corn kernels.
• One cup of green peas.