Minestrone Soup (Crock Pot / Slow Cooker)

Ingredients

• 1 lb beef shank or 1 lb beef stew meat
• 6 cups water
• 1 onion
• chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 2 tablespoons minced parsley
• 14 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 (16 ounce) can tomatoes
• cut up
• 1 zucchini
• thinly sliced
• 1 (16 ounce) can garbanzo beans
• drained
• 2 cups chopped cabbage
• 1 cup small elbow macaroni
• uncooked
• 14 cup grated parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. In a crock pot, combine beef with water, onion, salt, thyme, parsley, pepper, and tomatoes.
2. Cover and cook on low for 7 to 9 hours.
3. Remove beef bones (if using beef shank); cut up meat and return to pot.
4. Turn control to high.
5. Add zucchini, beans, cabbage, and macaroni.
6. Cover and cook on high for 30-45 minutes or until the macaroni/vegetables are tender.
7. Sprinkle with cheese.