Easy Minestrone

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 bunch swiss chard, stems chopped small and leaves chopped into bite size pieces
• 1 cup celery, sliced thin
• 1 medium summer squash, halved lengthwise and cut in 1/2 inch slices (I used yellow)
• 1 yellow onion, diced
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• 1 red jalapeno chiles or 1 fresno chile pepper, sliced thin
• 2 quarts low sodium chicken broth
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can red kidney beans, drained
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
• 1 cup short whole grain pasta (I used rotini)
• 1 tablespoon dried Italian seasoning
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• salt and pepper, as needed
• grated parmesan cheese