minestrone--the real deal

Ingredients

• 3 cups water
• 2 cans (10.5 oz. ea.) chicken broth
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 3 - carrots, diced
• 1 medium zucchini, halved and cut into 1/4-inch slices
• 1 1/2 cups chopped cabbage
• 1 can (15 oz.) garbanzo beans, undrained
• 3 cans (14.5 oz. ea.) whole tomatoes, undrained, cut up
• 5 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 3/4 cup small elbow macaroni or other pasta, uncooked