Minestrone Soup

By laurie-2

Ingredients

• 1/3 C olive oil
• 1 C chopped onion
• 1 C diced carrots
• 1 C diced celery
• 1/2 C great northern beans
• 1 bay leaf
• sprig of Thyme
• 4 C beef stock
• Rind of Parmesan
• 2 C Italian canned tomatoes and their juice
• salt and pepper
• 2 C diced potatoes
• 2 C zucchini diced
• 2 C shredded savoy cabbage
• cooked pasta shells

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oil. Add onions and cook until golden, about 5 to 7 minutes. Add celery and carrots and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes. Add beans, bay leaf, thyme and toss for 1 minute. Add parmesan rind, plum tomatoes and their juice and salt and pepper to taste. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour. Add potatoes, zucchini, cabbage and cook for 20 more minutes until vegetables are tender. Add pasta and serve.