Hearty Vegetable And Macaroni Soup

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large white onion, minced
• 6 cups chicken broth
• 6 cups tomato juice
• 2 cups canned diced tomatoes
• 1 cup water
• 2 white potatoes, cubed
• 1 cup cauliflower florets
• 1 cup diced celery
• 2 tablespoons herbes de Provence
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 cup elbow macaroni

1. Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot over medium-low heat; cook and stir onion in the oil until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir chicken broth, tomato juice, diced tomatoes, and water into the pot; bring to a boil.
2. Stir potatoes, cauliflower, celery, herbes de Provence, sugar, salt, black pepper, and bay leaves into the pot; reduce heat, cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour.
3. Return soup to a boil, stir in macaroni, and cook until macaroni is tender yet firm to the bite, about 6 minutes. Remove soup from heat; let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

olive oil, white onion, chicken broth, tomato juice, tomatoes, water, white potatoes, cauliflower florets, celery, herbes, white sugar, salt, ground black pepper, bay leaves, elbow macaroni

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/234042/hearty-vegetable-and-macaroni-soup/ (may not work)