Minestrone with Chorizo

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups cannelloni beans (1/2 lb if dried and reconstituted from scratch)
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 2 carrots, peeled and finely chopped
• 12 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
• 5 sprigs thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 teaspoons salt
• 71/2 cups chicken stock , canned chicken broth and bean cooking liquid (if available)
• 1 small leek
• 1/2 pound green beans, cut into 1-inch lengths
• 2 medium zucchini, diced
• 4 medium tomatoes, coarsely chopped
• 2 cups spinach leaves coarsely chopped
• 1 cup freshly grated parmagiano
• 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves, thinly sliced
• 1/2 pound medium sliced chorizo