Minestrone Recipe

• 1 #10 can kidney beans
• 2 lbs onions
• 2 lbs celery,rough chop
• 2 lbs carrots, diced
• 10 green peppers, rough chop, fresh
• 3 lbs (1 box) spinach, frozen, chopped
• 3 cups crushed or 1 #10 diced tomatoes
• black pepper to taste
• 1 cup beef base
• 1 cup chicken base
• 3 Tbsp (or to taste) garlic
• 2 Tbsp ground thyme
• 2 oz Tabasco sauce
• 2 lbs cooked elbow macaroni
• 3 1/2 gals water
• salt if needed

Directions