Carrot-Basil Gumbo Soup

This is a recipe that my husband put together today. He's quite the soup maker. He just starts putting stuff together in a pot, and before I know it, he's created another tasty soup. Thanks Honey!

I hope you find it to be as tasty as we did. Our friends stopped by, so they were our official taste testers -- thumbs up from them too!

Stephe's Carrot-Basil Gumbo Soup:

8 oz. okra, chopped

4 celery stalks, chopped thin

3 carrots - 2 thinly chopped and 1 grated

1 small onion, chopped

1 tomato, chopped

1 c. fresh parsley, chopped

1/4 cup brown rice

1 Tbsp. lemon pepper

1/4 tsp. curry powder

2 Tbsp. dried oregano

2 Tbsp. dried basil

1 bay leaf

1 pinch of dried rosemary

8 cups water

4 Tbsp olive oil

2 Tbsp Better Than Bouillon vegetable base

Put everything together in a pot and cook 20-30 minutes (until the rice is cooked). It's as easy as that.

My favorite accompaniment to soup of any kind....... a slice of hearty whole grain bread with butter. And of course, a large glass of milk!

The next day........I heated up a bowl of Stephe's soup, which always seems thicker the next day, and put it over top a bed of brown rice. Delicious! And of course, I also had a large glass of milk :)

Give it a try - your body will be thanking you for the nourishment!