Chunky Italian Soup

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb lean ground beef or 1 lb beef tips
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans italian tomatoes
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can tomato soup with basil, undiluted
• 4 cups water
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon chili powder (optional)
• 1 (16 ounce) can kidney beans, drained
• 1 (16 ounce) can green beans, drained
• 1 carrot, chopped
• 8 ounces rotini noodles, cooked
• 1 zucchini, chopped
• grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 cook beef and onion in a dutch oven over medium heat, stirring until beef is no longer pink; drain.
• 2 return mixture to pan. stir in tomatoes, and the next 7 ingredients, and, if desired chili powder; bring to a boil.
• 3 reduce heat; simmer, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes.
• 4 stir in kidney beans, green beans and carrot, simmer, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes.
• 5 stir in pasta and simmer until pasta is tender.
• 6 sprinkle each serving with parmesan cheese.