Chicken Tomato Basil & Rice Soup Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup Carolina® White Rice
• 1 tsp vegetable oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 carrot, thinly sliced
• 2 ribs of celery, thinly sliced
• 3 each minced garlic
• 1 ½ lbs boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bite-size pieces
• 2 cans (14 ½ oz.) diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 can (14 ½ oz.) low sodium chicken broth
• 1 can (6 oz.) tomato paste
• 2 Tbsps fresh basil leaves, chopped
• 2 Tbsps parsley, chopped
• ½ tsp ground black pepper
• ½ tsp salt
• fresh basil leaves, for garnish