Hearty Vegetable and Macaroni Soup

Name: Hearty Vegetable and Macaroni Soup
Total time: 100
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 large white onion, minced; 6 cups chicken broth; 6 cups tomato juice; 2 cups canned diced tomatoes; 1 cup water; 2 white potatoes, cubed; 1 cup cauliflower florets; 1 cup diced celery; 2 tablespoons herbes de Provence; 1 tablespoon white sugar; 1 tablespoon salt; 1 tablespoon ground black pepper; 2 bay leaves; 1 cup elbow macaroni

Recipe by Island79 from allrecipes.com

Dinner 2 Hr. 40 Mins.

Ingredients

10 servings

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2 tablespoons olive oil
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1 large white onion, minced
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6 cups chicken broth
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6 cups tomato juice
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2 cups canned diced tomatoes
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1 cup water
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2 white potatoes, cubed
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1 cup cauliflower florets

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1 cup diced celery
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2 tablespoons herbes de Provence
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1 tablespoon white sugar
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1 tablespoon salt
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1 tablespoon ground black pepper
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2 bay leaves
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1 cup elbow macaroni

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot over medium-low heat; cook and stir onion in the oil until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir chicken broth, tomato juice, diced tomatoes, and water into the pot; bring to a boil.
Stir potatoes, cauliflower, celery, herbes de Provence, sugar, salt, black pepper, and bay leaves into the pot; reduce heat, cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour.
Return soup to a boil, stir in macaroni, and cook until macaroni is tender yet firm to the bite, about 6 minutes. Remove soup from heat; let stand for 5 minutes before serving.