Minestrone Soup With Ground Beef

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 large stalk celery sliced
• 1 14 12 to 16 oz can tomatoes
• 1 10 12 oz can garbanzo beans
• 1 medium zucchini sliced
• 34 c medium size shell macaroni
• 12 tsp dried basil leaves
• 1 small onion chopped
• 14 small head green cabbage thinly sliced
• 1 7 oz can whole kernel corn
• 1 12 tsp beef-flavor instant bouillon
• 2 12 c water

Directions

1. In a 5-quart Dutch oven or saucepot over high heat cook ground beef onion celery and cabbage stirring carefully so that meat stays in chunks until all pan juices evaporate and meat and vegetables are lightly browned about 10 minutes
2. Add tomatoes garbanzo beans and corn with all their liquid zucchini macaroni bouillon basil leaves and water
3. Over high heat heat to boiling stirring to break up tomatoes
4. Reduce heat to low cover and simmer 8 to 10 minutes until macaroni and vegetables are tender