Harvest Vegetable Leftover rice soup

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp/ 30mL Olive Oil
• 1 large Onion, peeled and diced
• 3-4 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 medium Carrots, peeled and diced
• 1 stalk Celery, trimmed and diced
• 1 large Red Bell Pepper, diced
• 2 medium Parsnips peeled and diced
• 2 large Plum Tomatoes, diced fine or 1 can Plum Tomatoes, crushed
• 6-7 cups/ 1.5L-1.75L Good Quality Chicken Stock or Vegetable Stock
• 1 thumb size piece of Parmesan Rind (optional)
• 1 cup/ 250mL cooked Dainty Brown Rice
• 1 cup/ 250mL leftover Roast Chicken (optional)
• 4 large stalks Kale, ribs removed and coarsely chopped
• Salt and Pepper to taste