Garden Tomato Vegetable Soup

I wanted to create a great vegetable soup that I could make at home. I love Panera Bread's 'Garden Vegetable', so I decided to use that as inspiration for my own recipe and it turned out even better!

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 8-11

Ingredients

• 5  cups  vegetable stock
• 1  cup tomato puree
• 2⁄3 cup water
• 1⁄3 cup  small semolina pasta
• 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 1⁄2 cups  frozen sweet whole kernel corn
• 1 1⁄2 cups  crinkle cut frozen carrots
• 5  stalks celery hearts, chopped
• 1  sliced red bell pepper
• 1  small zucchini, thinly sliced
• 1  tablespoon  garlic salt
• 1  tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1  small yellow onion, finely chopped

Directions

1. Combine vegetable stock, tomato puree, and water in a large pot and stir together. leave stove hot enough for mixture to bubble a little.
2. Once tomato mixture has had a chance to heat, add pasta and can of diced tomatoes (along with the juice in the can). add olive oil and garlic salt.
3. Cook frozen corn and carrots in a separate pot; add to mixture when cooked.
4. After all vegetables have been chopped/sliced, add to mixture.
5. Let soup cook on stove for about 15-20 minutes, until all vegetables have softened and absorbed the mixture. enjoy!