sandy's chicken minestrone soup

3 cups sliced carrots
1 cup chopped celery
1 cups chopped onion
12 cups chicken broth
2 cans red kidney beans rinsed and drained
2 cans great northern beans rinsed and draines
1 lb chicken breast cut in small cubes
12 oz fresh green beans cut in 1/2" pieces
5 oz whole grain rotini
2 cups zuchini quartered then sliced in 1/2" pieces
2 cans diced tomatoes with garlic oregano and basil
2 cups fresh spinach
2 tbs oregano
2 tbs basil
black and red pepper to taste

spray large pot with pam add carrots onion and celery cook 5 minutes. add broth, all beans, chicken and seasonings. bring to boil add pasta cook 5 minutes add zuchini and spinach cook 10 minutes add tomatoes heat through.

makes 28 cups

2 cups per serving

Number of Servings: 14

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GAZMOM1893.