Minestrone Soup (Crock Pot / Slow Cooker)

From Crockery Cookery Cookbook by Mable Hoffman, pg. 127. Very easy soup to put together. Don't put in the macaroni until you're about ready to serve the soup...

• Ready In: 7 hrs 45 mins
• Serves: 10
• Yields: 1 Crock of Soup

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
• 1⁄4 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
• 1⁄4 cup  grated parmesan cheese

Directions

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