minestrone soup

Ingredients For minestrone soup

• 2 Tbsp

  olive oil
• 4 clove

  garlic, minced
• 1

  onion, chopped
• 2 stalk

  celery, sliced thin
• 2

  carrots, sliced thin
• 4-5 c

  vegetable broth
• 8 oz

  can tomato sauce
• 1/2 c

  cooked kidney beans, drained & rinsed
• 1/2 c

  cooked white beans, drained & rinsed
• 1/2 c

  fresh green beans in bite-sized pieces
• 1-2 c

  baby spinach, rinsed
• 1-2

  zucchini, quartered & sliced
• 1 Tbsp

  chopped fresh oregano (or 1 tsp. dried)
• 2 Tbsp

  chopped fresh basil (or 2 tsp. dried)
• salt & pepper to taste
• 1/2 c

  uncooked small pasta (shells or macaroni)
• grated fresh parmesan cheese for topping