Country Vegetable Soup

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 3 celery ribs, sliced
• 2 carrots, peeled and sliced
• 1 small zucchini, sliced in half circles
• 2 cups chicken stock (can use vegetable if you prefer)
• 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (15 ounce) crushed tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can white beans, undrained
• 1 (15 ounce) can italian cut green beans, drained (the flat ones)
• salt and pepper
• 1 teaspoon sweet basil (ground kind)
• 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained
• 1 (8 ounce) package wide egg noodles, cooked (use half)
• 1 dash grated parmesan cheese (to garnish)
• bread sticks to serve with soup

Recipe

• 1 add olive oil to hot dutch oven.
• 2 add garlic and crushed red pepper flakes and stir.
• 3 add onions, carrots, celery, and zucchini.
• 4 cook 10 minutes.
• 5 then add the stock, both cans of tomatoes, beans, garbanzo beans, drained green beans.
• 6 cook until and season with salt and pepper.
• 7 simmer for another 5 minutes.
• 8 take off heat and stir in basil.
• 9 stir in cooked noodles.
• 10 ladle sooup into bowls and serve with grated cheese and bread sticks.