Home-style Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

1 tb olive oil
1 onion
2 celery stalks
2 slices carrots
1 slice zucchini
1/2 c garbanzo beans
8 oz tomatoes w
2 bay leaves
1/2 ts italian herbs
2 c chicken broth
1 c tomato juice
5 c water
1 tb parsley
1/2 c mushrooms
2 c spinach
1 c pasta

Instructions

In a 4-quart pot, heat the oil and saute the onion, celery, and carrots. Add the zucchini, garbanzo beans, tomatoes with juice, bay leaves, Italian herbs, broth, tomato juice,and water. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and cook over medium-high heat until the vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes. Add the parsley, mushrooms, spinach, and pasta. Cook another 7 to 10 minutes. Remove and discard the bay leaves.