Minestrone Soup with Tomato Juice

Ingredients

• • 4 cloves garlic, sliced
  • 2 tablespoons (30 ml) olive oil
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 2 carrots, diced
  • 2 stalks celery, diced
  • 3 cups (750 ml) tomato juice
  • 3 cups (750 ml) chicken broth (approximately)
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) small pasta
  • 2 zucchini, diced
  • 1 can (540 ml/19 oz) red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 yellow bell pepper, cored and diced
  • 1 cup (250 ml) fresh green peas
  • Salt and pepper