Minestrone Meatball Soup

• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 (14 1/2 ounce) cans chicken broth
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes, canned, undrained
• 6 ounces tomato paste
• 1 cup carrot, chopped
• 1 cup potato, peeled and chopped
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 cup rotini pasta, uncooked
• 36 meatballs, frozen, cooked
• parmesan cheese

1. Spray dutch oven with nonstick cooking spray.
2. Heat over medium-high heat until hot.
3. Add onions, celery, and garlic; cook and stir until crisp-tender.
4. Stir in remaining ingredients except rotini and meatballs.
5. Bring to a boil; reduce heat.
6. Cover; simmer 30 minutes.
7. Stir in rotini and meatballs.
8. Simmer uncovered an additional 10 to 12 minutes or until vegetables and rotini are tender.
9. If desired, serve with Parmesan cheese.

onion, celery, garlic, chicken broth, tomatoes, tomato paste, carrot, potato, fresh parsley, basil, thyme, rotini pasta, meatballs, parmesan cheese

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/minestrone-meatball-soup-249030 (may not work)