Minestrone

One of my favorite soups is Minestrone topped with parm cheese & croutons or crunchy bread.  A couple of years ago I came across Jamie's Minestrone at allrecipes.com and it has become my go to for a hearty vegetable soup.  I use this recipe as my starting point and adapt it to what I have on hand or what sounds good.  Almost always I add a can of garbanzo beans with the kidney beans... making the soup quite filling.  The left overs freeze well too!  Just thought I would share this yummy fall/winter soup.