Minestrone Soup

• 1/2 lb. lean bacon, cut up
• 2 cans condensed onion soup
• 1 (1 lb. 13 oz.) can solid tomatoes, cut up (with juice)
• 1 c. diced carrots
• 1 c. diced potatoes (White Rose)
• 1 c. diced celery
• 1/2 lb. diced zucchini
• 1 small bunch parsley, chopped
• 1 bay leaf, crumbled
• generous pinches of thyme, marjoram and basil
• salt and pepper
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 9 c. water
• 1 1/2 c. broken spaghetti, uncooked
• 1/4 c. grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 cans Seaside lima beans (1 lb. each)

1. Combine all ingredients except spaghetti, beans and cheese. Bring to a boil. Simmer gently, covered, for 1 hour.
2. Add spaghetti and cook for 30 minutes, stirring.
3. Add beans and cheese.
4. Makes a big pot.

lean bacon, onion soup, solid tomatoes, carrots, potatoes, celery, zucchini, parsley, bay leaf, generous, salt, clove garlic, water, broken spaghetti, parmesan cheese, beans

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=754140 (may not work)