Minestrone Soup - The Weary Chef

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1 cup onion
• 4 small dice stalks of celery
• 1/2 cup carrots peeled small dice
• 1 cup zucchini quartered and sliced
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 28-ounce can can diced tomatoes seasoned with garlic and onion
• 16 ounces vegetable stock
• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon oregano dried
• 1 teaspoon basil dried
• 1 15-ounce can white nav beans drained and rinsed
• 1 15-ounce can kidney beans drained and rinsed
• 1/2 cup washed and trimmed green beans cut into small pieces
• 1/2 cup Ditalini pasta
• 2 cups fresh spinach leaves stems trimmed if necessary
• 2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley