Minestrone Soup (Diabetic)

Directions

Brush a 5-quart heavy Dutch oven with olive oil.

Add meat, stir to break apart and cook until browned, drain off fat, and rinsed under hot water, return to Dutch oven.

Add onion, celery, green pepper zucchini, cabbage, potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, water, beef broth, salt, Worcestershire sauce, pepper, basil, and bay leaves. Stir well.

Bring to boil, lower the heat and simmer covered for 1 to 1¼ hours, stir once in a while.

Add kidney beans and macaroni and cook another 30 minutes then ladle into warmed soup bowls and sprinkle each bowl with 1 teaspoon grated Parmesan cheese.