6 Bean Soup

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup baby lima beans
• 1/4 cup white beans
• 1/4 cup black beans
• 1/4 cup chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
• 1/4 cup pink beans
• 1/4 cup red kidney beans
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup onions chopped
• 1 cup celery chopped
• 1 cup carrots chopped
• 1/2 cup green bell peppers chopped
• 1/2 cup parsley leaves dried, minced
• 1 each garlic cloves crushed, minced
• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 2 envelopes chicken noodle soup mix
• 1/2 each bay leaves crumbled
• 1/2 teaspoon herbs fine
• 1 cup tomatoes chopped
• 1 x parmesan, parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated grated