Chicken, Vegetable, And Rice Soup

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup dried navy beans
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• One 4- to 4 1/2-pound chicken, cut into serving pieces
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 cup chopped yellow onions
• 1/2 cup chopped carrots
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1/2 cup chopped zucchini
• 1/2 cup chopped yellow squash
• 2 quarts Chicken Stock or
• canned low-sodium chicken broth
• 1/2 cup seeded and chopped plum tomatoes
• 4 sprigs fresh parsley
• 3 bay leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
• 1/3 cup uncooked long-grain white rice
• 1/2 cup chopped green onions (green and white parts)
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 1 cup torn spinach leaves