Recipe - Louanns Minestrone Soup

1 md Onion chopped
3 Cloves Garlic minced
One fourth cup Dry Sherry
4 cup Vegetable Stock
28 ounce Can Roma Tomatoesundrained,
chopped
15 ounce Can Kidney Beansdrained
and rinsed
1 One half tablespoon Tomato Paste or more to
Taste
2 md Zucchini cut in small
Pieces
One half pound Green Beans (fresh)
Sliced
1 teaspoon Salt
1 Splash Tabasco Sauceor
to taste
One half teaspoon Fresh Ground Black Pepper
2 teaspoon Dried Basil
2 teaspoon Dried Oregano
One half cup Macaroni small shell

In a large pot, saut the onion and garlic in the sherry until the onion is
translucent, adding more sherry if needed. Add everything else, and bring
it to a boil over mediumhigh heat. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 30
minutes, stirring occasionally.

Adapted by Ron Lunde, from: A newspaper clipping from The Oregonian

My only modifications to this recipe were to add the garlic, and change the
chicken stock into vegetable stock.

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