Minestrone Soup - Tanya's Kitchen

Ingredients

• 4 slices bacon/pancetta
• 3 small carrots
• 3 stocks celery
• ½ onion
• 1 zucchini
• 1 yellow squash
• 2 cloves garlic
• 2 small potatoes
• 5 basil leaves (thinly sliced)
• ¼ c parsley (chopped)
• 2 bay leaves
• 8 c chicken broth
• 1 c tomato sauce
• 13 oz kidney beans (canned)
• 1 c pasta
• parmesan cheese
• salt & pepper to taste