Minestrone soup

Anne Marie PetersonAnne Marie Peterson

ingredients

  • 5 slices bacon
  • 1 cup oinion
  • 2 celery stalks
  • 1 small carrot
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 28 oz can peeled Italian tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup fresh parsley
  • 6 cups chicken stock
  • 1 10 oz can red kidney beans
  • 1 10 oz can cannellini beans
  • 1 9 0s can garbanzo beans
  • 1 tsp dried basil
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 1/2 cups small seashell pasta
  • Parmesan cheese

directions

  • 1

    Saute bacon in large heavy pot for 5 minutes, until crisp. Add onion and celery to bacon drippings. Cook until vegetables are soft, but not brown, about 5 minutes.

  • 2

    Add carrot and minced garlic, cook 2 minutes longer. Add tomatoes, parsely, chicken stock, beans, basil and oregano. Simmer over medium heat for 20 minutes, Stirring occasionally. Add the pasta shells and cook for 8 minutes longer, or until pasta is al dente. Stir frequently to prevent pasta from sticking. Additional liquid may be added if soup becomes too thick.

  • 3

    Serve with Parmesan cheese.

  • 4

    I like to use just cannellini beans

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