Easy Minestrone Soup

Ingredients

• 30 ounce kidney beans undrained canned
• 0.5 cup carrots diced
• 0.8 cup celery sliced
• 1 teaspoon creole seasoning 
• 0.3 cup cooking wine dry red
• 0.5 cup elbow macaroni uncooked
• 1  garlic clove minced
• 1 cup leek chopped
• 8 ounce no-salt-added tomato sauce canned
• 2.5 cups water 
• 1.5 cups zucchini diced

Equipment

• food processor
• dutch oven

Directions

1. Place 1 can of kidney beans in a food processor, and process until smooth. Spoon bean pure into a Dutch oven; stir in remaining can of kidney beans, water, and the next 8 ingredients (water through tomato sauce). Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir in the elbow macaroni; cook, uncovered, an additional 10 minutes or until tender.