Vegetable Grain Soup

Ingredients:

• 1/2 medium size yellow onion ,chopped
• 1 stalk celery , chopped
• 1 tsp. sugar
• 1 tbsp. olive oil for saute
• 1/2 boneless skinless chicken breast (optional) , chopped small
• 2 cloves garlic, crashed
• 7 cups water
• 1 large or 2 small carrot , chopped
• 1 small zucchini, chopped
• 1 roma tomato, chopped
• 4 ~5 mushrooms, chopped
• 1/4 cup Kashi (If you don't have Kashi, you replace with mixture of sesame seeds, whole pearl barley, long grain brown rice, black rice, etc.)
  ( not cereal)
• 1/4 cup dry spaghetti noodles
• 1 tbsp. fresh basil leaves, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp. parsely, finely chopped
• 1/8 tsp. dry oregano
• 1 + 1/2 Knorr tomato bouillon cube or vegetable bouillon
  

Directions:

1. Heat olive oil in a 6-qt. pot. Saute onion and celery with sugar. When onion is carameralized, stir in chicken and garlic and cook 2 minutes longer.
2. Add water, all the seasonings and the rest of the ingredients, except spaghetti noodles and zucchini. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 30 minutes at least.
   
3. Add noodles and zucchini, cover and simmer until noodles are cooked. Add salt to your taste.
   

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