Tuscan Minestrone Soup - Christine Avanti

Ingredients

• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic (minced)
• 1 tsp crushed red pepper
• 1 leek, white part only (thinly sliced, or ½ white onion)
• 1 cup celery (diced)
• 1 cup carrot (diced)
• ½ head napa or green cabbage (chopped)
• 1 cup zucchini (diced)
• 1 cup broccoli (chopped)
• 1 large potato (diced (use a baked potato to speed cook time))
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 4 cups chicken bone broth
• 4 cups water
• 1 tsp reduced sodium better than bouillon
• salt and pepper (to taste)