Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs stewing beef, cut into bite-size pieces
8 -10 cups water
1 onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
2 cups whole canned tomatoes or 2 cups stewed canned tomatoes
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon basil
1 teaspoon marjoram leaves
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
2 -3 carrots, sliced
1 -2 zucchini, sliced
1 (15 1/2 ounce) canned kidney beans, drained
1/2 cup alphabet pasta, uncooked

Preparation

Prepare meat and vegetables.
In a 4 quart slow cooker, combine all ingredients including spices. Cook on Low for 9 to 10 hours.
If you don't have alphabet macaroni use broken pieces of spagetti.