Of course I forgot to take a picture of it.. but it was soooo good
Happy-Chicken Noodle Soup
2C TVP Chunks
6C Water, separated
2 cubes No-Chicken Bullion
2T vegetable oil
2 carrots, diced
2C celery, sliced
1 onion, diced
3 cloves garlic
2 button mushrooms, sliced
1C orzo
1/2t corriander
1/2t pepper
1 bay leaf
1/2C fresh parsley
In a small bowl, rehydrate the TVP chunks in 2 cups of warm water and the bullion cubes. Allow it to soak while you prepare everything else.
To a large pot, add the oil, carrots, onion, and celery – cook until onion is translucent.
Add the garlic and mushrooms, cook for one minute longer.
Add the TVP and all the remaining bullion broth, add the remaining 4 cups of water, the orzo, corriander, pepper, and bay leaf. Cook for about 25 minutes, or until orzo and carrots are tender.
Remove from heat, stir in the parsley and let sit for 5 minutes before serving.
(note: 1 cup of Orzo made it a bit more pasta-y.. next time I will probably use 2/3 cup, that’s the only thing I would change it was THAT good!)