Angiolino's and Hotel Davanzati

The name of the restaurant we ate at in Florence is Angiolino's and the hotel we stayed at is Hotel Davanzati. I love the plaid tablecloths, so common in Italy. The minestrone soup we ate there had rice instead of noodles. I liked this version and have tried to recreate it:

Saute in pan:

left over pot roast chopped (1 cup)

garlic (1-2 cloves)

onion (small yellow diced)

celery (chopped 1 stalk)

carrots (chopped 1 cup)

add:

broth from crock pot roast (4 cups)

4 cups tomato juice or V8

add a can of stewed tomatos (I puree mine first)

simmer

add:

green beans

white beans

zuccini

1 Cup cooked rice

simmer until veggies are soft.

season to taste with basil, oregano, pepper

Top with fresh parmasean and serve with a bagette of bread with butter! Add a salad and your done.