Loaded Vegetable & Wild Rice Soup

butter

onion, diced

garlic cloves, peeled and minced

celery stalks, chopped

baby carrots, sliced in half

zucchini, sliced in half, then into 1/2 moons

mushrooms, roughly chopped

small butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and chopped into bite sized cubes

black pepper

salt, plus more to taste

vegetable broth or chicken broth, reduced sodium

water

sprigs fresh thyme, leaves removed and stems discarded

Uncle Ben's® Long Grain & Wild Rice, Original Recipe