Garden Minestrone Soup Recipe

Name: Garden Minestrone Soup Recipe
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; 1/2 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; 3/4 cup elbow pasta; 1/2 tsp sea salt; large pinch of black pepper