Minnesota Minnestroni

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 lbs hamburger
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans
• 1 (12 ounce) can whole kernel corn
• 1 cup sliced zucchini
• 2 cups water
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons italian seasoning
• 2 teaspoons instant beef bouillon
• 2 cups shredded cabbage
• 1 cup uncooked macaroni
• parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 cook and stir meat, with onion and garlic until brown.
• 2 drain fat.
• 3 stir in tomatoes (with liquid), beans (with liquid), corn (with liquid), and remaining ingredients except cheese.
• 4 heat to boiling.
• 5 reduce heat, cover and stir occasionally until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes.
• 6 sprinkle each serving with parmesan cheese.
• 7 **thiswas the recipe as written, but i have found that cooking the macaroni seperately, then adding it to the soup about 5 minutes before serving made it less mushy and easier to freeze leftovers.