Minestrone Soup

My mom made me a recipe book with a bunch of the food that she made for me growing up for christmas :D Here's one of them

Ingredients:

• 3 slices of bacon
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 3 ribs celery, chopped
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 1 large potato, chopped
• 1/2 medium cabbage, chopped
• 1 28oz can crushed tomatos
• 1 tsp dried basil
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 15oz can kidney beans
• 1 zucchini, chopped
• 1 lb italian sausage, cooked & drained
• 6 cups water
• 2 Tbs chicken Bullion
• Noodles

Directions:

In a large pot, brown bacon; remove from pan and crumble. In the bacon grease, on medium heat, cook garlic, onion, celery, parsley, carrots, cabbage, and basil, until mostly soft (except carrots). Add salt, beans, zucchini, sausage, water, and bullion and simmer for about minutes. Add noodles and cook for 10 more minutes.

bon appetit