Quick Escarole Soup

Name: Quick Escarole Soup
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 medium onion, chopped; 1 carrot, chopped; 1 stalk celery, chopped; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 head escarole, washed thoroughly and roughly chopped; 4 cups chicken broth (I usually use the low fat/lower sodium kind); 12 can tomato sauce (I use Hunt's); salt and black pepper; ditalini or your favorite small shell pasta, for soup; parmesan cheese, as a garnish

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 carrot, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 head escarole, washed thoroughly and roughly chopped
4 cups chicken broth (I usually use the low fat/lower sodium kind)
12 can tomato sauce (I use Hunt's)
salt and black pepper
ditalini or your favorite small shell pasta, for soup
parmesan cheese, as a garnish

Directions

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["Heat olive oil over medium heat and add onion, carrot and celery.", "Cook for about 5 minutes until it begins to soften.", "Add garlic and stir.", "Then add escarole and stir so the veggies and garlic get distributed evenly.", "Cook the escarole mixture for about 5-10 minutes.", "The escarole will cook down and wilt.", "Add chicken broth and tomato sauce, salt and pepper.", "The tomato sauce adds no real flavor but when I was growing up my mom always added it to her\"clear\"" soups to give it some color.""