Heat oil on medium high heat. 

Saute onion, celery, and carrot for 5 minutes (until onion is translucent). 

Add garlic and zucchini and stir for 1 more minute.

Add green beans, tomatoes and broth and herbs* and bring to a boil. 

Once liquid is boiling, add the pasta and cook for the time indicated on the pasta instructions.

Remove from heat and serve.

*Helpful tip - if you don’t like bits of herbs in your minestrone, make a bouquet garni by adding your herbs to a small square of cheesecloth and tie the bundle with a piece of kitchen twine, or take a sprig of each herb and tie together with a piece of kitchen twine and remove bundle before serving.