painters_soup
vegetable:1
meat:1
yield (meals * people):10
prep.:
cook:
recipe source: mom

0.5 c oil
2 # onion
4 cloves garlic
2 # green pepper
4 stalks celery
4 # carrots
2 # tomatoes
1 tbsp parsley
2 tsp basil
4 # soup cubes
8 c water
4 c macaroni
2 c kidney beans

Cook beans overnight if using dried beans.
Cut up vegetables (not tomatoes), fry in oil in large pot for about 10 min
Add tomatoes, parsley, soup cubes, water, macaroni.  
Bring to a boil and simmer 15 min.
Add beans and heat thoroughly.
Add salt and pepper to taste.