Chicken Soup With Tomatoes And Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons oil
3/4 cup chopped onion
1 stalk celery, cliced thinly
3/4 cup chopped green pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes (plain or flavored your choice)
3 (13 3/4 ounce) cans chicken broth
1/4 teaspoon thyme
1/4 cup white rice (i prefer jasmine rice)
1 1/2 cups cooked chicken, chopped
salt and pepper

Preparation

in large pot heat oil. add onion, celery, green pepper and garlic. Saute 3-5 minutes.
add tomatoes, broth, thyme and rice. bring to boil, reduce heat cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
add chicken, simmer 5 minutes or until rice is tender.
garnish with chopped parsely if desired.