Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

• 1 (10 ounce) can chickpeas
• 1 (8 ounce) can sweet peas
• 1 (8 ounce) can green beans
• 1 (10 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 12 small zucchini, chopped
• 1 -2 carrot, chopped
• 14 medium yellow onion
• 24 ounces vegetable broth (if you prefer) or 24 ounces chicken broth (if you prefer) or 24 ounces beef broth (if you prefer)
• 1 pinch parsley
• 1 pinch basil
• 1 pinch garlic powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch pepper
• 1 pinch cayenne
• 1 pinch dry mustard
• 1 lb ground beef (optional) or 1 lb ground turkey (optional) or 1 lb chopped chicken (optional) or 1 lb ham (optional) or 1 lb sausage, etc. (optional)