3 macaroni vegetable soup crock Recipes

chopped well-rinsed leeks, white and light green parts only (discard dark green tops), celery, diced, olive oil, garlic cloves, minced, dried thyme or 1 tbsp fresh thyme, stripped from stem, fresh bay leaves, vegetable stock (i used 1 of each) or 2 quarts beef stock (i used 1 of each), spaghetti sauce, diced turnips, diced carrots, sliced fresh green beans, salt or substitute, black pepper, cayenne pepper sauce (optional), red bell pepper, seeded and diced, frozen corn, frozen peas, fully cooked meatballs (optional) or 1 lb chopped cooked beef (optional) or 1 lb other cooked meat (optional), uncooked macaroni noodles, grated parmesan cheese (optional)

vegetable broth, tomatoes, diced, fresh basil, chopped, dried oregano, carrots, chopped, stalks celery, chopped, onion, chopped, zucchini, chopped, yellow squash, chopped, green beans, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, bay leaves, salt and pepper, uncooked whole wheat macaroni