Minnestrone soup
4 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | pounds | Hamburger |
| 1 | cup | Chopped onion |
| 1 | teaspoon | Minced garlic |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Pepper |
| 1 | Can beef broth | |
| 2 | Cans water | |
| 3 | teaspoons | Beef soup base (heaping) |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Italian seasoning OR |
| ½ | teaspoon | EACH fresh oregano, |
| Basil, sage, rosemary, | ||
| And thyme. | ||
| 16 | ounces | Can whole tomatos --broken |
| Into byte sized pieces | ||
| 8 | ounces | Can kidney beans/undrained |
| 1½ | cup | Sliced carrots |
| 1 | cup | Frozen green beans |
| 1 | cup | Frozen lima beans |
| 1 | cup | Small seashell macaroni |
Directions
Brown hamburger, onion, garlic and pepper. Add rest of ingredients except macaroni. cook for at least 20 min add macaroni and cook until macaroni is done. If you can find the fresh herbs use them, I think it makes a big difference in the soup.