Recipe(tried): Buddy's Minestrone Soup (copycat recipe)

BUDDY'S MINESTRONE SOUP
(I always double recipe and freeze leftovers)

3 Tbsp. margarine
3/4 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup diced celery
1/3 cup diced carrots
1 (16 oz.) can cannellini beans, drained
1 cup diced zucchini
1 cup shredded cabbage
1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1 Tbsp. tomato paste
1 1/2 cups cubed potatoes
1 quart chicken stock
2 cloves garlic
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground white pepper
1 tsp. dried basil (or 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh basil)
2 Tbsp. chopped Italian parsley

After 45 minutes add:
1/3 cup small macaroni, uncooked
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Melt margarine. Add onion, celery and carrots; saute until soft.

Add all other ingredients except pasta and Parmesan and simmer 45 minutes, then add pasta and cheese. Continue cooking until pasta is done.

Put 1/2 finished soup in blender and puree. Put back in pot; serve with additional cheese and crusty bread. Soup is better the next day or two after flavors have had chance to meld.