Hearty Minestrone - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 carrots, cut up
3 stalks celery, cut up
2 medium onions, cut up
2 potatoes, cut up
1 small zucchini, cut up
1/4 c. string beans, cut up
1 c. raw cabbage or spinach, cut up
2 cloves garlic, cut up
1/3 c. olive oil
3 Tbsp. margarine
4 c. beef broth
2 1/2 c. water
1 large can white or red beans
1 can plum tomatoes (28 oz. size)
1/2 tsp. basil
1/4 tsp. rosemary
1 bay leaf
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

In large
soup
pot
saute onions and garlic in oil and margarine.
Stir
in
carrots, potatoes and celery.
Add green beans, zucchini
and
cabbage.
Cook
until
onions turn soft. Add broth, water
and tomatoes (that you cut up) with juice to pot. Stir
in seasonings.
Simmer uncovered for 2 hours.
Add beans and cook 30 minutes longer.
If small pasta is desired, add to soup at last 20 minutes and cook until tender.