3 beef rice minestrone soup Recipes

butter, oil, beef stew meat (cut into 1-inch cubes ), onions, chopped, fresh minced garlic, dried red pepper flakes (optional or to taste), jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped, carrots (peeled and diced ), celery ribs, diced, dried thyme, water, chicken broth or 3 cups beef broth, worcestershire sauce, diced tomatoes (undrained ), potatoes (peeled and diced ), zucchini (sliced about 1/4-inch thick ), red kidney beans (rinsed and drained ), salt and black pepper, cooked white rice (can use more ), grated parmesan cheese

sweet sausage or 1 lb hot sausage, olive oil, onion, garlic cloves, minced, carrot, diced, dried basil, zucchini, sliced thin, whole tomatoes, undrained, beef bouillon, cabbage, shredded, salt and pepper, to taste, great northern beans, rice, uncooked, red wine