Minestrone Soup

Ingredients

• 1 (15 oz) can kidney beans with juice
• 4 slice(s) turkey bacon - cut into small pieces
• 1 pound(s) ground beef
• medium onion, chopped
• 6 cup(s) boiling water
• 6 beef bouillon cubes or 6 teaspoons of beef bouillon crystals
• 2 cup(s) favorite speghetti sauce
• + 13 more ingredients
• • 2 stalks of celery
  • 2 carrots, thinly sliced
  • 2 cup(s) cabbage chopped - approximately ½ head
  • small zucchini, unpeeled, sliced
  • 1 small summer squash, sliced
  • 1 teaspoon(s) salt
  • ½ teaspoon(s) pepper
  • 1 cup(s) tomato, chopped or 1 can chunky tomatoes
  • ½ teaspoon(s) garlic powder
  • 1 cup(s) medium to small pasta shells
  • 1 (15 oz) can green beans - drained or fresh green beans
  • 1 box or ½ bag frozen spinach
  • grated parmesan cheese to garnish

Sauté bacon, ground beef and onion in a large soup pot until the beef is browned. Dissolve bouillon cubes or granules in 2 cups of boiling water. Add the bouillon plus 4 more cups of water to the soup pot. Add spaghetti sauce, celery, carrot, cabbage, squash, salt and pepper and garlic powder....

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