minestrone soup

Ingredients For minestrone soup

• 1 md

  onion,diced
• 3 clove

  garlic,crushed
• 2 lg

  carrot,diced
• 2 stalk

  celery,sliced
• 2 md

  zucchini,diced
• 3 md

  potatoes,diced
• 1 pkg

  peas, frozen petite
• 1 can

  red beans,15 ounce
• 1/2 lb

  cooked small pasta,any shape(don't over cook!)
• 3 Tbsp

  roux
• 3 qt

  chicken stock
• 1 c

  parsley, italian,chopped
• 2 md

  bay leaves, dried
• 1 pt

  marinara sauce(i used my own but you can use store bought,the chunkier the better!)
• 1 tsp

  salt and pepper or to taste
• 1/2 pt

  parmigiano-reggiano, grated for garnish
• 1 Tbsp

  red pepper flakes for garnish(optional)