Hearty Vegetable Soup

By Meisje

Ingredients

• 5-1/4 C chicken broth
• 2 medium onions, thinly sliced
• 2 medium red potatoes, diced
• 2 medium carrots, cleaned and diced
• 2 medium stalks, celery, diced
• 2 C diced zucchini
• 6 medium tomatoes, diced
• 1/4 tsp. black pepper
• 1/4 C uncooked small elbow macaroni
• 4 C julienned fresh spinach
• 2 tsp. dried basil

Preparation

Step 1

Heat 1/4 cup broth in a large pot. Add onions and saute until they begin to soften, about 3 minutes. Add potatoes, carrots, celery, zucchini, tomatoes and 4 C broth. Bring to a boil and stir in pepper. Reduce and simmer until vegetables are just tender, about 30 minutes. Stir macaroni into soup and simmer until macaroni is just tender, about 8 minutes. Add spinach and basil and simmer for 3 more minutes. Stir in remaining broth to thin as necessary.