Greek Orzo Soup

By Dorothy_Stone

spicy vegetable soup

Ingredients

• 2 onions grated
• 1 green pepper finely chopped
• 2 carrots peeled and grated
• 2 sticks celery finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1/2 cup butter
• 7 oz tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup chicken base
• 1 or 2 Tbsp worcestire (2 makes very spicy)
• 1/2 tsp mint
• 1 Tbsp salt
• pinch of cloves
• 1/2 to 3/4 cup orzo noodles
• 10 cups water

Preparation

Step 1

Melt butter and add onions, green pepper, carrots, celery & garlic. Saute with lid on till soft, at least one hour, stirring occasionally. Add tomato sauce and cook 5 minutes and add rest except worcestire, mint and orzo. Heat to boil & add orzo and simmer 1/2 hours. Add worcestire & mint.