Yankee Doodle Minestrone Soup

Yankee Doodle Minestrone Soup

Ingredients:
4 slices bacon, cooked crisp and diced
1/2 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
2 1/2 cups condensed beef broth
1 large can spaghetti sauce
1 can kidney beans
1 cup water
1 cup carrots, sliced thin
1 cup zucchini, sliced
1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning
1/2 cup shell pasta
2 cups milk
2 tbsp. flour

Directions:
salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
Cook bacon until crisp. Set aside. Cook onion and garlic in bacon drippings
until tender. Stir in beef broth, spaghetti sauce, kidney beans, water, carrots, zucchini
and seasoning. Bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 10 minutes or until
vegetables are tender. Add pasta. Cover and simmer 10 minutes until pasta is tender.
Stir small amount of milk into flour to make a paste, gradually stir in remaining
milk. Add to saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture boils
and thickens. Add salt and pepper to taste. To serve, sprinkle bacon pieces and
garnish with Parmesan cheese. Serve with a red Chianti wine.
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