4 minestrone with garlic and parmesan croutons Recipes

dried great northern beans , presoaked, whole tomatoes , coarsley chopped, with juice, tomato juice, vegetable broth or 2 cups water, water, yellow onion, chopped, carrots, sliced, stalks celery, sliced, chopped parsley, salt, dried basil, dried thyme, dried oregano, fresh ground pepper, chopped cabbage, zucchini, unpeeled , quartered length-wise and sliced, uncooked macaroni or 3/4 cup other small shell pasta, freshly grated parmesan cheese, for topping, homemade garlic-flavored croutons , if desired

marinara sauce or your favorite spaghetti sauce, garbanzo beans, drained, rinsed, more of cooked chicken , beef, turkey or any leftover meat you have available in the fridge. *you can add 2 cups of frozen meatballs after the soup comes up to a boil., chopped celery cut into large chunks (1 inch), onion cut into large chunks, dry pasta of your choice. (macaroni noodles , broken pieces of spaghetti, small round noodles, flat noodles, etc.), oregano, tb chopped, dried or dehydrated garlic, boiled water, i like to add whole leaf spinach to the soup. i use 1/2 cup of frozen spinach or a big handful of fresh spinach right before serving., this soup is great served with hot crusty rolls or breadsticks. you can sprinkle the top with either freshly shredded or dried parmesan cheese. you can also top with croutons. you can take any leftover pizza, heat it up and cut small pieces of this to add to the top of the soup before serving. its a good way to use up leftovers

olive oil, onion , cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices, carrot , cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices, red potato, cut into 1/2-inch dice, a 14- to 16-oz c n peeled whole tom toes including their juice, low-salt chicken broth, dried ditalini or other small macaroni-type pasta, garlic clove, sliced, homemade-type white bread, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, minced fresh parsley leaves, freshly grated parmesan cheese, zucchini (about 6 oz), washed and cut into 1/2-inch dice, chopped romaine lettuce