Minestrone Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1/2 c. chopped celery
1 (16 oz.) can whole tomatoes
1 c. shredded cabbage
3/4 tsp. dried basil
1/4 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 c. dry elbow macaroni
1/2 c. chopped onion
1 garlic clove
2 c. water
1 c. sliced carrots
1 bay leaf
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Heat oil in soup pot.
Add onion, celery and garlic and cook until soft, about 3 minutes.
Add remaining ingredients except macaroni.
Simmer, covered, for 25 minutes.
Add macaroni and simmer 15 minutes.
Remove bay leaf.
Serve hot.
Makes six 1-cup servings.