Pasta E Fagioli

Pasta and bean soup

Ingredients

• 3 cups cooked cranberry beans
• 4 cups reserved been broth
• 1 Tablespoon olive oil
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 celery stalk, diced
• 1 carrot, diced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 sprig rosemary
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 Tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 Tablespoon mushroom powder
• 1 pound pasta, cooked and drained
• Salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

In a pan over medium heat, warm the olive oil. Add the onion, carrot, celery, and garlic, and cook until soft. Add the tomato paste, mushroom powder, and pepper flakes, and cook until heated through.

Add the bean broth and rosemary sprig. Simmer for 15 minutes. Add the pasta and beans, mix well, and cook over low heat another 5 minutes.