rocky's minestrone soup

Ingredients For rocky's minestrone soup

• 6 slice

  bacon or pancetta
• 1 1/2 c

  diced ham or procsciutto
• 6 clove

  minced garlic
• 1/2 lb

  sliced mushrooms
• 3 md

  onions, sliced
• 4 stalk

  celery, sliced
• 4 lg

  carrots, grated
• 4 md

  potatoes,diced
• 1 lb

  or 2 cups thinly sliced beans
• 4 Tbsp

  better than bouillon (beef)
• 2 can

  16oz cans diced tomatoes,or 4 1/2 cups peeled,chopped fresh tomatoes
• 1/2

  head savoy cabbage
• 1 bunch

  spinach or swiss chard chopped
• 4 md

  diced zucchini
• 2 can

  cannellini beans
• 1 c

  white wine or sherry
• 2 Tbsp

  fresh basil or 1 tbls of pesto
• 1 tsp

  italian seasons
• 5 dash

  tapatio
• water, if needed to fill 12 quart pot. i usually don't have room left in the pot.