smokey minestrone soup-annette's

Ingredients

• 6 slices bacon
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 3/4 cup chopped celery
• 2 - large chopped garlic cloves (you can substitute minced)
• 1 teaspoon crushed basil leaves
• 2 cans beef broth
• 2 cans bean with bacon soup
• 1 1/2 cans water
• 1 can 16 oz tomatoes
• 1/2 cup uncooked small pasta ( like ditalini rigati)
• 1 cup cabbage cut in long strands
• 1 cup cubed zucchini
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• - grated parmesan cheese