Don't Watch Me Minestrone

Ingredients

1 lb. stew meat, cubed
6 cups water
28-ounce can chopped tomatoes, undrained
2 cubes beef bouillon
1 onion, chopped
2 tablespoons dried vegetable flakes
2 cups cabbage, finely sliced
1 zucchini, thinly sliced
16-ounce can garbanzo beans, drained
1 cup elbow macaroni, uncooked
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

In a slow cooker, combined meat, water, tomatoes, bouillon, onion, vegetable flakes and cabbage. Cover and cook on low for 7 to 9 hours or until the meat is tender. Add zucchini, beans and macaroni. Cook on high for 30 to 40 minutes or until vegetables and noodles are tender. Serve with Parmesan cheese sprinkled over individual servings.

Makes 8 servings

**This recipe comes out of Gooseberry Patch's Recipes For Comfort cookbook.**