Quick Fall Minestrone Soup - Sterling & Tucker, LLP

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• I cup chopped onion
• 2 garlic cloves; minced
• 6 cups vegetable broth
• 2 1/2 cups (3/4 inch) cubed peeled baking potato
• 1 cup (1-inch) cut green beans (about 1/4 pound)
• 1/2 cup diced carrot
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teasponn freshly ground black peper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups chopped kale
• 1/2 cup uncooked orzo (rice-shaped pasta)
• 1 (16 oz.) can cannellini beans or other white beans; rinsed and drained
• 1/2 cup (2 oz) grated fresh Parmesan cheese