PUBLISHED 07/03/2003
Ingredients:
- 2 beef shanks (optional), chopped
- salt, pepper, bay leaf (to taste)
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 5 large stalks celery, chopped
- 15-oz can tomato sauce
- 15-oz can kidney beans
- 15-oz can lima beans
- 15-oz can garbanzo beans
- 3 cups total of chopped carrots, green beans, corn and okra (cut in half-inch pieces or smaller)
- 2 cups of small-shaped pasta, uncooked
- 1 to 3 tbsp pesto (to taste)
- Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
Simmer another 15 minutes until tender. Add pasta and simmer another 10 minutes until tender. Stir in the pesto. Garnish with Parmesan cheese. Serve with hearty slices of whole-wheat sourdough bread. Serves 8 to 10.
