Bek's Minestrone Soup

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 onion , chopped
• 3 cloves garlic , minced
• 3 cups chicken stock
• 1 can beef broth , 14 ounce
• 1.5 cups water
• 2 cans tomato paste with basil , 6 ounce
• 1 can diced tomatoes with jalapenos , 14.5 ounce
• 2 potatoes , diced
• 3 stalks celery , chopped
• 1 zucchini , chopped
• 3 carrots , chopped
• 1 can garbanzo beans , 15 ounce

Instructions

1. 1

   Heat butter in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until onion is transparent, 5 to 10 minutes. Add chicken stock, beef broth, and water; bring to a simmer. Stir tomato paste, tomatoes with jalapenos, and potatoes into broth mixture; simmer until potatoes are slightly tender, 10 to 15 minutes.

2. 2

   Stir celery, zucchini, carrots, and garbanzo beans into soup mixture; simmer until potatoes are tender and flavors have blended, 45 minutes.