Vegetable Minestrone

Name: Vegetable Minestrone
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 2 small leeks, quartered; 2 stalks celery, diced; 1 medium onion, chopped; 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 2 small zucchini, quartered, then sliced; 1 medium potato, peeled, then diced; 8 cups water; 1 cup elbow macaroni; 8 cups swiss chard leaves, chopped; 1 (16 ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed; 1 cup frozen green pea, thawed; fresh ground black pepper; 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated; 1⁄4 cup fresh parsley or 1⁄4 cup basil, chopped