Minestrone soup recipe: A delicious and healthy Italian soup.

Ingredients

• 1 cup navy beans (dry, or small pea beans)
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 1 clove garlic (minced)
• 1 onion (large, chopped)
• 1 cup escarole (spinach or Swiss chard, shredded)
• 1 tomato (large, peeled and chopped)
• 1 stalk celery (sliced)
• 4 carrots (peeled and diced)
• 1 cup potatoes (peeled and diced)
• 6 cups beef broth (or vegetable broth)
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano (dried)
• 1/4 cup parsley (minced)
• 1 1/2 cups fava beans (shelled or green peas)
• 4 - 6 ounces whole wheat spaghetti (broken into 1/2 inch pieces, or small shaped pasta)
• grated Parmesan ( or Romano cheese for serving)