Minestrone Soup Recipe

Ingredients

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• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil shopping list
• 1 cup chopped onion shopping list
• 3 stalks celery, diced (use some of the leaves) shopping list
• 3 carrots, peeled and diced shopping list
• 1/4 head green cabbage, shredded shopping list
• 1/4 pound green beans, cut into 1 inch pieces shopping list
• 1 clove garlic, minced shopping list
• 3 - 4 sprigs parsley, preferably Italian flat leaf, chopped shopping list
• 3 ounces tomato paste (1/2 of a 6 ounce can) shopping list
• 1 (14-ounce) can diced tomatoes, with juice shopping list
• 2 cups low-sodium beef stock (or vegetable stock) shopping list
• 9 cups water shopping list
• 1 - 2 cans kidney or cannellini beans (or combo) drained and rinsed shopping list
• 3 small zucchini, diced shopping list
• 1 cup small pasta, such as elbow macaroni (cooked according to package directions) shopping list
• salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste shopping list
• Dash red pepper flakes (optional) shopping list
• 6 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese, or to taste shopping list