Over-the-Rainbow Minestrone | Reader's Digest Canada

Ingredients

• 4 large stems Swiss chard or fresh baby spinach (about 1/2 pound)
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 medium red onion (finely chopped)
• 6 cups vegetable broth
• 2 cans fire-roasted diced tomatoes (undrained, 14-1/2 ounces each)
• 1 can kidney beans (rinsed and drained, 16 ounces)
• 1 can garbanzo beans or chickpeas (rinsed and drained, 15 ounces)
• 1 medium yellow summer squash or zucchini (halved and cut into 1/4-inch slices)
• 1 medium sweet red or yellow pepper (finely chopped)
• 1 medium carrot (finely chopped)
• 2 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1-1/2 cups uncooked spiral pasta or small pasta shells
• 1/4 cup prepared pesto
• Additional prepared pesto
• shredded Parmesan cheese
• crushed red pepper flakes
• minced fresh basil