Gambardella's Minestrone Soup

1/2 cup red kidney beans dry

1/2 cup chickpeas (garbanzo beans) dry

1/2 cup lentils dry

1/4 cup dried split peas

1 small potato white, peeled and diced

4 cups chicken broth

2 packages italian vegetables, frozen

16 ounces each 1/4 cup olive oil

1 large onion peeled and chopped

4 cloves garlic peeled and chopped

1 medium sweet red bell pepper stemmed, seeded and chopped

3 large celery stalk diced

1 medium fennel bulb chopped

1/3 cup basil fresh, chopped

1/2 cup oregano fresh, chopped

1/4 cup parsley leaves stems, chopped

1/4 teaspoon rosemary leaves crushed

1 tablespoon fennel seeds

1 tablespoon coarse salt

1 teaspoon black pepper freshly ground

1 cup tomatoes fresh, ripe, diced

1 x pasta or rice, cooked*