| 1 | ts | Olive oila |
| 2 | | Cloves garlic; minced |
| 1 | | Onion; peeled and chopped |
| 5 | c | Broth (chicken; beef, vegetable, or bottled clam juice, or low-salt vegetable juice) |
| 1 | c | Chopped vegetables (celery; carrots, parships, squash, celery root, green beans, fennel, broccoli buds, cauliflower buds, stewed tomatoes, green peas) |
| 1 | ts | Dried herbs (thyme; dill, rosemary, sage, basil, oregano, marjoram) |
| 1/2 | lb | Uncooked meat or other protein, cut into 1/2 inch cubes (chicken, lean ground beef, turkey, scallops, shrimp, lean ground lamb, tofu, salmon) (up to 1) |
| 1/4 | c | Quick cooking grain (pasta; bulgur, barley, white rice, quick-cooking brown rice, couscous) |
| 1 | tb | Fresh chopped parsley |
| 1 | c | Canned beans; drained (Optional; black, kidney, pinto, lima, or white beans) |
