Late-Summer Minestrone

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 onion medium, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic chopped
• 2 carrots young, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch dice
• 1 cup celery chopped thinly
• 2 zucchini small, green or yellow, cut into 1/2-inch dice
• 1 sprig fresh rosemary chopped
• 2 corn ears fresh, shucked and cut off the cob
• 1 cup fresh green beans trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 quart chicken stock
• 2 cups water
• 4 tomatoes large, ripe, chopped, about 2 cups
• 125 grams whole wheat spaghetti 1/4 regular package
• 1/4 cup basil leaves chopped, loosely packed plus more for garnish
• grated Parmesan cheese Freshly, for serving, optional

Nutrition

• Calories : 250 calories
• Carbohydrate : 33 grams
• Cholesterol : 5 milligrams
• Fat : 10 grams
• Fiber : 4 grams
• Protein : 10 grams
• SaturatedFat : 1.5 grams
• Sodium : 270 milligrams
• Sugar : 9 grams