MInestrone, an Italian recipe on Gourmetpedia

Ingredients

• - 1 leek, halved and sliced
• - 500 ml (2 cups) canned diced Tomatoes
• - 3 carrots, peeled and sliced into rounds
• - 1 onion, sliced in half rounds
• - 1 stalk of celery, sliced
• - 2 potatoes, diced
• - 2 zucchini, diced
• - 125 g (4 oz.) dried or fresh beans
• - 250 g (9 oz.) peas
• - 1 clove of garlic
• - 4 tbsp. butter
• - A small piece of salt pork, diced
• - 4 liters (1 gallon) chicken stock
• - Salt and pepper
• - 1 bay leaf
• - 2 tbsp. fresh parsley
• - 2 tbsp. basil
• - 125 ml (1/2 cup) rice
• - 125 ml (1/2 cup) Parmesan (for garnish)