Low-fat Potato-vegetable Chowder

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup tomatoes or 1 cup vegetable juice
• 1 cup tomato, peeled, cut in small pieces
• 1 cup carrot, chopped
• 1 cup green beans or 1 cup yellow wax bean
• 1 cup onion, finely chopped
• 1 cup zucchini or 1 cup yellow squash, thinly sliced
• 1 cup leek, chopped
• 2 cups red potatoes, unpeeled , diced
• 1 fresh herbs of choice, placed in a cheesecloth bag (parsley, basil, etc.)
• 2 teaspoons salt

Recipe

• 1 bring liquid to boil in a deep soup kettle. add all vegetables and seasonings.
• 2 turn down heat to simmer and partially cover the pot. simmer until vegetables are tender.
• 3 serve hot with crusty whole wheat bread and a light fruit dessert. variation: almost any vegetable but onions, tomatoes, and the potatoes can be substituted for another vegetable. don't use the cabbage family because the flavor is too radically changed.
• 4 green peas and baby lima beans are a great addition, as is 1/2 cup of corn kernels.