Gramma Gerri's minestrone soup

By jess1ca

Ingredients

• 1/4 C olive oil
• 1 lg onion chopped
• 6 cloves garlic chopped
• 1 stalk celery chopped
• 1/4 C chopped celery leaves
• 2 chopped carrots
• 1/8 tsp pepper
• 2 28 cans diced tomatoes with basil
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 Tbsp chopped fresh basil
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1 tsp rosemary
• Pinch crushed red pepper
• Mrs dash
• 3 cans beans - black,great norther, pinto,kidney, canneloni - drained
• 32 oz veg broth

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

Saute garlic, onions,carrots,celery,celery leaves in olive oil. 15 mins.
Put all together in crockpot and cook on low 6-8 hrs.
Note variations
Can add zucchini, yellow squash sliced
Can add 1-2 links diced tofurkey sausage
Can add 1 cup uncooked ditalini pasta last half hour