Minnesota Minestrone

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 cup onion, chopped (1 large)
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 (28 ) can tomatoes
• 1 (15 ) can kidney beans
• 1 (12 ) can whole kernel corn
• 1 cup celery, sliced, 2 stalks
• 2 cups cabbage, shredded,abt 1/2 hd
• 2 cups zucchini, sliced, 2 sm
• 1 cup elbow macaroni, uncooked, or
• 1 cup spaghetti, broken, uncooked
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 cup red wine or 1/2 cup water
• 2 teaspoons beef bouillon, instant
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons italian seasoning
• parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 cook and stir the meat onion, and garlic in a dutch oven until the meat is brown.
• 2 drain off the excess fat.
• 3 stir in the undrained tomatoes, undrained kidney beans, the undrained corn, and remaining ingredients except the cheese, breaking up the tomatoes as you do.
• 4 heat to boiling then reduce the heat and simmer, covered, until the macaroni and vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 5 serve hot with the parmesan cheese.