Vegetable Garden Minestrone Soup | Food Stuff

Ingredients

• 3 – 4 cups fresh baby spinach (or frozen spinach thawed)
• 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, drained
• 2 (15 ounce) cans great northern beans, drained
• ½ cup carrots, julienned or shredded
• 1 stalk celery, minced
• 2 teaspoons fresh basil, minced (or ¾ teaspoon dried
• ½ cup fresh green beans, cut
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced (or 2 teaspoons dried)
• ¾ teaspoon fresh thyme
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup onion, minced
• 3 teaspoons fresh oregano, minced (or 1 teaspoon dried)
• ¾ cup small shell pasta* or spaghetti *broken up in small pieces
• 4 cups fresh tomatoes, diced (or 2 cans with juice)
• 7 - 8 cups Vegetable Broth
• ½ cup zucchini, chopped