Minestrone Soup recipes

Name: Minestrone Soup recipes
Ingredients: 1 TBS Olive Oil; 2 Strips Bacon; 1 TBS minced garlic {or one fresh cloves chopped fine}; 1 red onion, peeled and finely chopped; 2 carrots, washed and dices; 2 sticks celery, chopped; 1 zucchini, chopped; ½ tsp oregano; 1 bay leaf; 2-13 oz. cans of diced plum tomatoes; 1 large potato, scrubbed and chopped; 1 can beans {garbanzo or kidney}; 5 cups chicken broth; large handful of kale, chopped roughly; ¾ cup elbow pasta; ½ tsp sea salt; large pinch of black pepper; parmesan cheese