Minestrone Soup

Updated 6/17/13.

½ lb ground beef, cooked
3 large carrots, sliced (or cover bottom of pot w/finger carrots)
2 tsp garlic salt OR 1 clove garlic and 2 tsp salt
4 potatoes, diced
3 celery stalks, diced (optional)
1 large onion, diced
1 zucchini, finely diced (optional)
1-8oz can tomato sauce
1 can crushed tomatoes
1 can cut green beans or peas (optional)
1 can kidney beans
½ tsp parsley
1 ½ Tbsp basil
¼ tsp pepper
4 c water
Saltine Crackers (optional)

Put all of the ingredients in the crock pot. Cook in crock pot on high for 4-6 hours or until carrots and onions are soft. Serve hot with saltine crackers. Makes 8-10 servings.

Note: All of the ingredients are optional.”You can add or subtract them as you like.