White Bean Pasta Soup

Name: White Bean Pasta Soup
Ingredients: 2 -4 tablespoons olive oil; 2 cups onions, diced; 4 garlic cloves (minced or pressed); 12 cup celery, diced; 1 cup carrot, diced; 1 tablespoon italian seasoning; 4 cups broth (chicken, veg, or beef stock all work well) or 4 cups water (chicken, veg, or beef stock all work well); 2 cups whole grain pasta (spirals, elbows, ribbons...); 4 cups white beans, cooked. (2 16oz cans or 2 cups dried beans soaked or cooked); 2 (14 ounce) cans tomato sauce (or one can sauce and one can diced tomato); 14-12 teaspoon salt; black pepper; 4 cups spinach (chopped or shredded. Can use 2 boxes frozen spinach.) or 4 cups kale (chopped or shredded. Can use 2 boxes frozen spinach.); 12 cup parmesan cheese, grated

14 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

2 -4 tablespoons olive oil
2 cups onions, diced
4 garlic cloves (minced or pressed)
12 cup celery, diced
1 cup carrot, diced
1 tablespoon italian seasoning
4 cups broth (chicken, veg, or beef stock all work well) or 4 cups water (chicken, veg, or beef stock all work well)
2 cups whole grain pasta (spirals, elbows, ribbons...)
4 cups white beans, cooked. (2 16oz cans or 2 cups dried beans soaked or cooked)
2 (14 ounce) cans tomato sauce (or one can sauce and one can diced tomato)
14-12 teaspoon salt
black pepper
4 cups spinach (chopped or shredded. Can use 2 boxes frozen spinach.) or 4 cups kale (chopped or shredded. Can use 2 boxes frozen spinach.)
12 cup parmesan cheese, grated

Directions

1

Heat olive oil,.
2

Add onion and garlic, saute until translucent.
3

Add celery, carrot, Italian seasoning, saute 5 min on medium-high heat, until vegetables are just starting to brown.
4

Add broth, cover and bring to boil.
5

Add pasta, stir, cover and simmer until pasta is 1/2 done, stirring frequently.
6

Add beans, tomatoes, salt and pepper to taste, cover and bring back up to simmer, cook ~5 min or until beans are hot and pasta is almost done.
7

Add greens.
8

If using spinach, stir it in and turn off heat, let sit for a minute or two until spinach is wilted.
9

If using kale, add to pot, and continue simmering for ~ 5 minutes or until kale is tender, but still bright green.
10

Serve with a sprinkle of Parmesan.