Minestrone Soup ()

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 14 cups water
• 14 -16 vegetable bouillon cubes (start with 14, i like 16)
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 large onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 2 stems fresh thyme (leaves only)
• fresh parsley, chopped
• fresh ground pepper
• salt (optional)
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 2 celery ribs, chopped
• 1/4 of small head of cabbage, chopped
• 3 potatoes, peeled and large cubed
• 1 (14 ounce) can chickpeas
• 1 (14 ounce) can dark red kidney beans
• 0.5 (8 ounce) bag frozen cut green beans (or fresh)
• 0.5 (8 ounce) bag frozen cauliflower (or fresh)
• 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes (i don't use the juice, but you can)

Recipe

• 1 cook onions in olive oil til they start to turn clear.
• 2 add garlic and cook til just before browning.
• 3 add water and boullion cubes. add cabbage and cook til it starts to wilt.
• 4 add carrots, celery, potatoes, thyme and parsley and cook til just about tender.
• 5 add remaining ingredients and cook for about 15-20 more minutes.
• 6 *probably could use vegetable broth. i just had the boullion cubes so i used them.