Better Than Bouillon- for soup

 My son and I went to a fiddle camp and had midnight stone soup.  The secret delicious annual recipe was the following:

Stone Minestrone soup:

Combine the following in soup pot:

3 tablespoons of base (better than bouillon base)

2- 28 oz. cans of diced tomatoes

2 cups water

1- 15 oz. can of kidney beans

1 diced onion

1- 16 oz. package of frozen mixed vegetables

1 teaspoon each of garlic powder and dry basil

1/4 teaspoon pepper

Bring to a boil, add 1 cup uncooked dried macaroni. 

Simmer, covered, for 15 minutes. Makes 3 quarts of finished soup.