Minestrone Soup

• 2 cups chopped carrots
• 2 cups chopped celery stalks
• 2 cups chopped onion
• Olive oil, for sauteing
• 6 cups chicken broth
• 4 cups water
• 1 cup crushed canned tomatoes
• 1 can chickpeas
• 3 beef bouillon cubes
• 1 pkg. chopped spinach
• 1 can cannellini beans (white kidney beans)
• 1 can red kidney beans
• 1 lg. ham bone (esp. good if still some meat stuck to it)
• 1-1/4 cup pasta (such as Ditalini, which is a sm. tube-shaped pasta)

1. In a large soup pot, saute carrots, celery and onions in the olive oil until onions are transparent.
2. Add all remaining ingredients except pasta.
3. Simmer for 1-1/2 hours.
4. Cook pasta separately, then add it to the finished soup.

carrots, celery stalks, onion, olive oil, chicken broth, water, tomatoes, chickpeas, chopped spinach, cannellini beans, red kidney beans, ham bone, pasta

Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/19494 (may not work)