Lentil Vegetable Soup with Rice

I had no idea what to make for dinner so I thought, Make rice! Half the world starts with rice!

So I set up a bowl of basmati brown rice on the steamer tray in my Instant pot pressure cooker. Then I decided to add lentils and more water surrounding the bowl and then I added a bunch of freshly-chopped carrots to the water so it would be the start of a soup with the bowl of rice cooking simultaneously.

We walked our dog around the neighborhood and when we came back I took out the bowl of rice and then added a bullion cube to the soup along with some Chianti and Adobo and olive oil. Then I added frozen spinach and frozen peas.

I scooped the rice using an ice cream scoop and served it in small bowls. We enjoyed the soup in larger bowls with the rice, sometimes mixing them. It turned out to be delicious and colorful!