Minestrone Soup

• 2 qts. homemade beef stock
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 3 stalks celery with leaves, chopped
• 1 cup diced carrots
• 1 cup diced raw potato
• 1/2 cup diced zucchini
• 1 can red kidney beans, drained
• 1 (16 oz.) can tomatoes, chopped
• 1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup uncooked spaghetti
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1/4 tsp. chili powder
• 1/4 tsp. oregano
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped

1. Remove meat from bones used in making stock and add to stock. Saute in 2 Tbsp. oil: onion, garlic clove, celery stalks, carrot, raw potato, and zucchini. Stir until veggies glisten. Add stock along with: kidney beans, can of tomatoes, and tomato sauce. Simmer 30 minutes stirring often. Add 1/2 cup uncooked spaghetti broken into 1 inch pieces. Add salt, pepper, chili powder, oregano, and parsley. Simmer 20 minutes.

homemade beef stock, onion, clove garlic, stalks celery, carrots, potato, zucchini, red kidney beans, tomatoes, tomato sauce, salt, pepper, chili powder, oregano, fresh parsley

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=36396 (may not work)