Recipe: Vegetable Beef Minestrone

VEGETABLE BEEF MINESTRONE

1 lb lean ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1 small zucchini or yellow squash cubed
1 cup shredded carrots
1 (28 oz) can Contadina crushed tomatoes
2 cans (14.5 oz) each Swanson's beef broth
1 can (15.5 oz) cannellini beans
salt and ground black pepper (to taste)

In a soup pot, brown beef until cooked throughout.

Add onion, squash and carrots; cover and cook on low for 4-5 minutes.

Add tomatoes, broth and beans; simmer, uncovered for 20 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Servings: 6
Adapted from unknown source