Country Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

• 2 quarts water
• 2 cans (10-1/2 ounces each) condensed French onion soup, undiluted
• 1 can (28 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
• 3 cups chopped zucchini
• 1 cup diced carrots
• 1 cup sliced celery
• 1 cup diced peeled potato
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 teaspoon beef bouillon granules
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon each dried basil, thyme and marjoram
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 8 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
• 2 cups broken uncooked wide egg noodles
• 2 cans (15 ounces each) butter beans, rinsed and drained
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 4 cups cubed cooked roast beef, optional