Ingredients
- 3 tomatoes
- 3 celery stalks
- 2 zucchini
- 2 potatoes
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 onion
- 1 leek
- 1 turnip
- 1/4 cabbage
- 1 1/2 qt water
- 1/2 lb beans (dried white)
- 1 c elbow macaroni
- 1/8 lb salt pork
- 6 t parmesan cheese
- 1 t tomato paste
- 1 t olive oil
- 1 t basil
- 1/2 t pepper (freshly ground)
- 1 t parsley
- 2 slices carrots
Fat grams per serving: Approx. Cook Time: 60 Drain the beans and boil them in 3 quarts water about 1 hour, or until tender. Place the olive oil in a large kettle and add the salt pork, garlic, onions, leek, parsley, and basil. Brown lightly. Add the tomato paste thinned with a little water and cook 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, celery, carrots, potatoes, turnip, cabbage, zucchini, water, salt & pepper and cook slowly 45 minutes to 1 hour. Add the beans. Add the macaroni and cook 10 minutes, or until tender. Correct the seasonings and pour into heated bowls. Serve immediately, sprinkled with grated parmesan cheese.