Learning how to make a proper soup is one of the great prerequisites to earning the respect of a chef and more importantly, it's one of the great utilitarians of ingredients all the way across the board. This Minestrone is a perfect example of what you can do with "ugly" or "flawed" ingredients and I absolutely love that Kroger (sponser) is taking the initiative on displaying produce in it's stores across the country that would normally be ignored or thrown away because the lack of aesthetic appeal it may have. Not only are they reducing the price of these items to incentivize "smart shopping", but they're also getting rid of the use of plastic bags in their stores buy 2025 and that puts a big smile on my sustainability loving face. Hopefully you can draw some inspiration from this soup to start thinking about how you can use all aspects of the ingredients you buy in different ways to increase what and how to eat better and to decrease what you throw away. #ZeroHungerZeroWaste

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INGREDIENTS:
1 zucchini, sliced
1 yellow squash, sliced
1 cup diced rutabaga
2-3 vine ripe tomatoes, diced
3 tbsp chopped shallots
2 tbsp tomato paste
1 cup fusili pasta
2 qts vegetable broth
2 sprigs rosemary
1 bay leaf
salt to taste