Hearty Minestrone Recipe

• 2 lbs. chuck roast
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 quart. water
• 1 c. sliced celery
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 carrot, peeled and sliced
• 3 tomatoes, peeled and minced
• 2 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
• 1 (6 ounce.) can tomato paste
• 1 tbsp. salt
• 1 teaspoon dry oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon dry basil
• 1 (16 ounce.) can dark red kidney beans
• 1 (15 ounce.) can garbanzo beans
• 1 (16 ounce.) can baked beans
• 1 (10 ounce.) pkg. frzn minced spinach, thawed
• 3 sm. zucchini, sliced
• 1 pound Italian sweet sausage, sliced
• 1 (8 ounce.) pkg. kluski (homemade style) noodles

1. In large kettle, combine chuck roast, 1 tsp.
2. salt and water.
3. Cover and simmer for 3 hrs or possibly till beef is tender.
4. Remove meat from kettle and set aside.
5. Remove fat from broth by letting kettle cold in refrigerator and then lifting hardened fat off top and discarding.
6. Break meat into 1-inch pcs and combine with broth in a very large stock pot.
7. Stir in celery, onion, carrots, tomatoes, parsley, tomato paste, 1 Tbsp.
8. salt, oregano, basil, kidney beans with liquid, garbanzo beans with liquid, baked beans, spinach, zucchini and sliced sausage.
9. Simmer, covered, till vegetables and sausage are tender, about 1 hour.
10. Soup may be frzn at this point.
11. To serve, cook noodles according to package directions.
12. Rinse, drain and add in to warm soup.
13. Sprinkle each serving with Parmesan cheese.
14. Makes 8 qts.

chuck roast, salt, water, celery, onion, carrot, tomatoes, parsley, tomato paste, salt, oregano, basil, dark red kidney beans, garbanzo beans, beans, zucchini, italian sweet sausage, kluski

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/hearty-minestrone-54441 (may not work)