Minestrone Soup

Ingredients

• 4 ounces bacon, diced,
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 4 garlic cloves, minced (I always add more!)
• 2 carrots, diced,
• 1 onion, diced,
• 1 leek, sliced,
• 3 cups green cabbage, sliced thin (I chop mine)
• 2 zucchini, cubed
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups beef stock
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 5 tablespoons Italian parsley, chopped,
• 2 teaspoons crumbled oregano, dried
• 1 12 teaspoons basil, dried
• 1 teaspoon pepper, ground, fresh
• salt
• 34 cup red kidney beans, (I use a whole 15 ounce can)
• 1 -2 cup tomato, chopped, (I use 1 to 2 cans S&W diced tomatoes)
• 12 cup bow pasta, dry
• pecorino romano cheese, freshly grated