minestrone soup ii

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 slices bacon
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/3 pound ground beef
• 1 cup minced celery
• 1 cup cubed carrots
• 2 cups tomato puree
• 2 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
• 1 (14 ounce) can beef broth
• 1 (10.5 ounce) can condensed french onion soup
• 5 cups water
• 1/4 cup red
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 cup chopped zucchini
• 2 cups spinach, rinsed and sliced
• 1 cup uncooked spinach pasta
• 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley

Recipe

• in a large stock pot, cook bacon and drain off fat. add onion, garlic, and beef. when onions are translucent, add celery, carrot, pureed tomatoes, whole tomatoes, broth, condensed soup, water, , oregano, basil, salt and pepper. cook for 15 minutes.
• stir in zucchini, spinach, pasta, garbanzo beans and parsley. cook for 15 minutes and serve with fresh parmesan cheese.