Olive Garden's Minestrone SoupEasy Ninja and Slow Cooker Recipes

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup minced white onion
• 1/2 cup zucchini ( I use both zucchini and yellow squash in this one since I had both)
• 1/2 cup Green Beans (It’s suppose to have Italian green beans, but who ever has those laying around?? I just used plain old frozen green beans)
• 1/4 cup minced celery
• 4 teaspoons minced garlic
• 4 cups vegetable broth
• 2 15oz cans red kidney beans, drained
• 2 15oz cans small white beans or great northern beans, drained
• 1 14oz can diced tomatoes
• 1/2 cup julienned or shredded carrot
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 3 cups hot water
• 4 cups fresh baby spinach
• 1/2 cup small seashell pasta