minestrone soup

I was looking for a recipe for minestrone soup and I found one in a cookbook, but I didn't have all the ingredients, so I added some different stuff and it turned out great!!

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup  vegetable oil
• 1  lb  stew meat, cut in bite size pieces
• 2  medium potatoes, cut in bite size pieces
• 1  medium onion, chopped
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons instant minced garlic
• 1⁄4 teaspoon  celery salt
• 1 1⁄2  beef bouillon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dry basil
• 1  teaspoon dried parsley
• 3  bay leaves
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 cup sun-dried tomato, leave whole
• 2 1⁄2 cups water
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, undrained
• 1⁄2 cup  frozen peas
• 1⁄2 cup frozen corn
• 1⁄2 cup elbow macaroni, uncooked

Directions

1. Heat oil in large pot.
2. Cook stew meat, onion and potato until meat is brown on all sides.
3. Stir in garlic, celery salt,beef bouillon, salt, rosemary, basil, parsley, bay leaves, and dry tomatoes.
4. Stir in water, corn, peas, beans, tomatoe paste and noodles.
5. Bring to a boil.
6. Reduce to simmer.
7. Cook about 15 minutes, or until noodles are done.
8. If to thick, add more water.