Healthy Slow-Cooked Minestrone Bowl - Simple Comfort - Cook Scoop

Ingredients

• 1 zucchini, chopped up
• 2 celery sticks, diced
• 3 garlic cloves, smashed and minced
• 1 onion, diced into small pieces
• 2 carrots, cut into cubes
• 1 tablespoon of olive oil
• 1 cup water
• 1 canned (15 oz) diced tomatoes
• 4 cups broth made from vegetables
• 1 canned (15 oz) cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 canned (15 oz) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon oregano (dried)
• 1 teaspoon basil (dried)
• 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated (leave this out if you want)
• 2 cups chopped fresh spinach
• 1/2 cup small pasta like elbow or ditalini