Awesome Weeknight Minestrone Soup with Chicken - I Feel Like Cooking

Ingredients

• 1.5 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into big strips evenly sized
• ¼ large white onion diced
• ½ large russet potato diced
• 2 carrots diced
• 1 large celery stalk diced
• 1 15 oz. can petit diced tomatoes
• 1 15 oz. can cannellini beans
• 1 15 oz. can dark red kidney beans
• 4 C water with 2 Knorr beef bouillon cubes dissolved
• 3 T tomato paste
• ½ C uncooked Ditalini pasta
• 1 t paprika
• 1 ½ t dried oregano
• 1/3 C chopped flat leaf parsley
• 1/3 C chopped fresh basil plus one big sprig
• Parmesan cheese to garnish
• 3-4 T good olive oil
• Salt and Pepper to taste (see METHOD for guide to seasoning and when)