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FALL is HERE....which means soup season in our household!  Our family favorite...Joel's Minestrone Home made soup!  We make tons of it and eat it all week long and the second batch goes in the freezer for later.

   Joel's Classic Minestrone Soup - Serves 4

• 3 tablespoons olive oil 
• 1 leek, sliced 
• 2 carrots, chopped 
• 1 zucchini, thinly sliced 
• 4 ounces green beans, cut into 1 inch pieces 
• 2 stalks celery, thinly sliced 
• 6 cups vegetable stock 
• 1 14.5 ounce can of diced Italian style tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme 
• 1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans, with liquid 
• 1/4 cup brown rice elbow macaroni
• 2-4 cloves of garlic
• ¼ cup Italian Parsley
• salt and ground black pepper to taste 

Additional tips I do:
1) You can add any additional herbs you like too 
2) Top soup with raw spinach salad, soak it into broth to get some extra greens
3) take 1/4 cup cooked quinoa or brown rice in bowl, pour soup over it
4)  Add some pre-made ground turkey (or chicken) to soup for extra protein