Italian-Style Beef Hamburger Soup - Canadian Beef

Ingredients

• 1 lb (500 g) Extra lean or Lean Ground Beef Sirloin or Round*
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup (250 mL) EACH thinly sliced carrot, celery and zucchini
• 1 ½ tsp (7 mL) dried Italian herb seasoning
• ¼ tsp (1 mL) chili pepper flakes (optional)
• 1 can (28 oz/796 mL) diced tomatoes
• 1 pkg (900 mL) sodium-reduced chicken broth
• 1 can (213 mL) tomato sauce
• 1 cup (250 mL) shredded fresh spinach (optional)
• ¼ cup (50 mL) chopped fresh parsley (optional)
• ½ cup (125 mL) broken whole wheat spaghetti