Hearty White Bean & Pasta Soup

By dhoffmanlatter

Ingredients

• olive oil
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1/2 cup chopped carrot
• 1/4 cup green pepper, chopped
• 2 cans cut tomatoes with juice
• 2 cans cannellini beans, drsined
• 8 cups chicken broth- 5 cans
• salt, pepper
• 1 cup elbow macaroni
• parm cheese

Preparation

Step 1

1. heat oil and stir in veggies. cook till begin to brown about 10 minutes.

2. add tomatoes and cook uncovered till slightly darkened about 8 minutes. add beans, stock, salt and pepper. bring to a boil and then back to a simmer. cook 5 minutes.

3. with back of a spoon mash some beans to thicken soup a little. add pasta if serving that night (if freezing do NOT add pasta). bring back to a boil and cook till pasta 5 minutes. remove from heat, cover and let stand 10 minutes before serving.

4. add parm cheese.