Welcome Home Minestrone Soup

• 3 ounces bacon, diced
• 1 small onion, thinly sliced
• 2 carrots, thinly sliced
• 14 turnip, thinly sliced
• 1 small leek, thinly sliced
• 2 potatoes, thinly sliced
• 28 ounces canned tomatoes
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 4 cups of warm chicken stock
• salt and pepper
• 4 ounces parmesan cheese, grated
• 12 teaspoon basil
• 4 ounces of small noodles
• 14 teaspoon thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon chervil
• 1 teaspoon sugar

1. Place the diced bacon into a large saucepan and cook it for 5-6 minutes, over medium heat.
2. Add all the sliced vegetables and the spices and cook them for 15 minutes, with a cover, over medium heat.
3. Put in garlic, the canned tomatoes, and the chicken stock.
4. Then, mix in the noodles, season with salt and pepper and cook the ingredients for 10 minutes, without a cover.
5. Remove the soup from the stove, sprinkle with the parmesan cheese and serve.

bacon, onion, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, clove garlic, chicken, salt, parmesan cheese, basil, noodles, thyme, bay leaf, chervil, sugar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/welcome-home-minestrone-soup-74538 (may not work)