Minestrone Soup

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons butter or marg.
4 carrots sliced
4 sticks celery sliced
2 potatoes peeled and roughly chopped
3 onions roughly chopped
2 cloves garlic crushed
3 rashes bacon chopped
14 cups (4 litres) beef stock
1x 220gm can red kidney beans
1x 440gm can peeled tomatoes
¾ cup macaroni
¼ cup chopped parsley
season to taste


Directions:

Melt butter, sauté vegetables and bacon until tender.
Add stock, beans and tomatoes bring to the boil. Simmer for 30 minutes.
Add macaroni and simmer uncovered until tender.
Serve in deep bowls sprinkled with parsley.
Serves 10-12.