Minestrone Soup

Ingredients

1,900 ml vegetable broth
950 ml water
250 gr carrots
3 onion
4 celery stalks
270 gr cabbage
2 zucchini
475 gr kidney beans
26 gr macaroni
8 gr garlic clove
1 gr parsley
1 gr pepper
7 gr paprika
2 italian seasoning
600 gr tomato low sodium
10 ml olive oil
1 leek

Instructions

Dice the onions. Cube the carrots. Dice the celery stalks. Clean, split and chop the white portion of the leeks. Wash and cut the zucchinis into bite size cubes. Pre-cook the macaroni. Put a large (12 quart pan) on high heat. When hot added the olive oil then the diced onion and garlic. Cook stirring occasionally for about ten minutes. Add the celery, leeks and all the dry seasonings except for the paprika. Stirring regularly cook until the onions are clear and the celery is softening. Add the carrots, vegetable broth and water. Crush the tomatoes before adding. Stirring well add the paprika. Bring mixture to a boil then lower the heat to a good simmer. Add the cabbage and the zucchini. Stir well and cover. Cook for about five hours or more stirring occasionally. Just before serving add the cooked macaroni to heat before serving.