Garden Harvest Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

• 1 T olive oil
• 2 carrots, diced
• 1 leek, white part only, sliced
• 2 celery stalks, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 1/2 t thyme, fresh
• 3 red potatoes, quartered
• 1 c baby spinach
• 1/4 t salt
• 1/4 t black pepper
• 1 t red pepper flakes
• 9 c water
• 2 small zucchini, chopped
• 1 c green beans
• 1/2 c ditalini pasta (or another small pasta)
• 2 plum or Italian tomatoes, deseeded and chopped
• 1 c fresh basil leaves
• 3 T parmesan cheese, grated