My Southern Mama's Italian Vegetable Soup

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 cup diced onion
• 1 cup sliced celery
• 1 cup sliced carrot
• 2 cloves finely chopped garlic (or more)
• 1 (16 ounce) can tomatoes
• 15 ounces tomato sauce
• 15 ounces red kidney beans, undrained
• 2 cups water
• 5 teaspoons beef bouillon granules
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 12 teaspoon dried oregano
• 12 teaspoon dried basil
• 14 teaspoon black pepper
• 12 cup small macaroni noodles
• salt, SEE NOTE*
• freshly grated parmesan cheese

1. Brown beef in a large heavy kettle; drain.
2. Add all the ingredients except macaroni.
3. Bring to a boil; lower heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
4. Add macaroni, bring to a boil again and simmer until vegetables are tender.
5. *At this point you'll want to taste for salt; the original recipe calls for 1 tsp but I think that's a bit too much.
6. Sprinkle with the parmesan cheese before serving.

ground beef, onion, celery, carrot, garlic, tomatoes, tomato sauce, red kidney beans, water, beef bouillon granules, parsley, oregano, basil, black pepper, macaroni noodles, salt, parmesan cheese

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/my-southern-mamas-italian-vegetable-soup-397239 (may not work)