Quick Pasta Fagioli

Quick Pasta Fagioli

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Total time:40 minutes

Directions:

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/4 cup chopped onions
• 1/4 cup chopped celery
• 1/4 cup chopped carrots
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped fine
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional)
• 1/2 cup tomato sauce or crushed tomato
• 1 can cannellini beans, juice included
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup roughly chopped escarole or spinach
• 1 cup cooked small macaroni, such as ditalini or elbows
• Grated cheese, as needed
• Salt and pepper, to taste

Directions:

1. Heat olive oil in soup pot. Add onions, celery and carrots and cook for 3 minutes. Add garlic and crushed red pepper; cook until onions soften, about 3 more minutes.
2. Add tomato sauce, beans and liquid in can, and water. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to simmer for 15 minutes.
3. Add escarole or spinach and cook another 5 minutes.
4. Add cooked pasta; adjust seasonings with salt and pepper. Pass the grated cheese when you serve the soup.