Heartburn Relief Veggie Soup
Ingredients
- 2 cups finely chopped celery
- 1 large white onion chopped
- 1 cup carrots chopped
- 2 T olive oil
- 7 cloves of garlic chopped
- 1 teas freshly grated ginger
- 6 cups vegetable or chicken broth
- 1 teas salt
- 1/2 teas black pepper
- 2 teas turmeric
- 1 1/2 teas fennel seeds
- 1/2 teas cumin
- 1/2 cup fresh chopped parsley
- 1/2 cup brown rice (I used Rice Select Jasmati Brown Rice – http://www.riceselect.com/products/jasmati-and-kasmati/ I get mine at Wegman’s)
- 1 cup fresh spinach chopped
Instructions
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Over medium-high heat in Dutch oven or pot, with the olive oil, sauté celery, onions, and carrots for 10 minutes.
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Turn down to medium and add garlic and ginger and sauté for 2 more minutes.
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Add broth, salt, black pepper, turmeric, fennel seeds, cumin and chopped parsley.
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Turn heat back up to medium high and simmer for 5 minutes uncovered, and then 5 more minutes covered.
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Remove the lid, and add the rice, and stir and bring to a boil.
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Turn heat down to medium-low, put the lid back on and simmer for 35-45 minutes (until rice is fully cooked).*
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When rice is cooked, remove lid and add spinach, and cooked for a few more minutes until spinach is wilted.
Recipe Notes
*Cooking times may take a little longer, depending on your brand of rice.
Celery is great for heart burn! For another tasty Heart Burn Relief Recipe, check out my Instant Pot Celery Zucchini Soup Recipe!