Minestrone

1/2 head of large cabbage/chopped           5 large carrots/diced           3 large celery stalks/diced
1/3 C olive oil                                           5 large potatoes/diced        1/8 C diced onions
1 small can whole peeled tomatoes           salt & pepper to taste          1 can Kidney beans
Ditalini/Ditali pasta                                    water

Put oil and onions in stock pot, cook until onions are translucent. Add the cabbage, carrots, potatoes,celery,tomatoes (crush as you put them in the pot). Cover the vegetables with water and simmer for 2-3 hours. Salt & pepper to taste. In another pot cook the pasta, while the pasta cooks add the kidney beans to the cabbage mixture still simmering. When the pasta is done you can 1) spoon the cabbage mixture (Minestrone) into a bowl and add the pasta or 2) mix the pasta into the Minestrone and serve.

If you want to freeze some Minestrone to use another time, do option (1), you do not want to freeze pasta in a soup mixtre because it will turn mushy. Buon Appetito!