Mama's Minestrone Soup

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup oil, butter, or chicken fat
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 4 carrots, sliced
• 3 stalks celery, sliced
• 1 large or 2 small zucchini sliced or
  (1-1/2 qt. Frozen zucchini or 2 cups dried)
• 3 cans garbanzo beans or 4 cups cooked
• 3 cans kidney beans or 4 cups cooked
• 28 oz. Or 1 qt. Tomatoes
• 6-7 cups of chicken broth
• 1/4 tsp. Garlic
• 3/4 tsp. Basil
• 3/4 tsp. Oregano
• 1 tbsp. Salt 
• 2 cups small seashell

Prep Time: 20 minutes 
Cook Time: 45 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour

Yield: About 12 bowls of soup

 

Method 

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Melt/heat the oil/butter on medium/low heat. Sauté onions. Add broth and bring to boil add all other ingredients except pasta bring to boil and cook until veggies are tender(about 15 min.) add pasta and cook until tender. Can simmer for an hour to get a flavors heated through.