Easy Vegetable Soup Crock Pot Or Not!

Ingredients

• 2 cups chopped well-rinsed leeks, white and light green parts only (discard dark green tops)
• 2 cups celery, diced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme or 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, stripped from stem
• 2 fresh bay leaves
• 2 quarts vegetable stock (I used one of each) or 2 quarts beef stock (I used one of each)
• 1 quart spaghetti sauce
• 2 1/2 cups diced turnips
• 2 cups diced carrots
• 2 cups sliced fresh green beans
• Salt or salt substitute
• Black pepper
• Cayenne pepper sauce (optional)
• 1/2 cup red bell pepper, seeded and diced
• 2/3 cup frozen corn
• 1/3 cup frozen peas
• 1 pound fully cooked meatballs, optional (or 1 lb chopped cooked beef, optional or 1 lb other cooked meat, optional)
• 1 cup uncooked macaroni noodles
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese (optional)

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