MINESTRONE SOUP

By Janes_kitchen

Ingredients

• 1 onion chopped
• 3-4 celery stalks (hearts only)
• chopped
• 1 clove garlic - chopped
• olive oil or 1/2-1 cube butter or marg
• 4 lg lettuce leaves - chopped
• handful of parsley - chopped
• 3 med potatoes - diced
• 2-3 zucchini - diced
• 1 sm. can garbanzo beans
• 2 med. cans kidney beans
• chicken broth
• pinch of sweet basil
• S & P
• 1 C sm. pasta shells or macaroni

Preparation

Step 1

steam onion, celery & garlic in olive oil or butter

add lettuce leaves, parsley, potatoes, zucchini, garbanzo beans &
kidney beans
PUREE 1 1/2 CANS IN BLENDER & ADD 1/2 CAN WHOLE BEANS

cook on low at least 3 HRS
adding chicken broth a little at a time

add sweet basil, salt & pepper & pasta or macaroni 15 min. before
serving