Cooking Recipe Pasta Fagioli Soup
Recipe Ingredients
2 tb
Oil
2
Garlic cloves; minced
1 lg
Onion; chopped
2
Stalks celery; chopped
3 c
Tomato juice
3 c
Water
1 cn
Tomato sauce (8 oz.)
2
Bay leaves
1/2 ts
Oregano
1/2 ts
Basil
1/2 ts
Garlic salt
1/2 ts
Coarse black pepper
3 c
Precooked beans
1 ts
Salt (less if beans are
-salty)
1 c
Sm. whole wheat shells or
-macaroni
1 c
Fresh spinach; shredded
Parmesan cheese; grated
Directions
Using 5 quart pot, heat oil and saute garlic, onion, and celery for 5
minutes. Add tomato juice, water, tomato sauce, beans, bay leaves,
oregano, basil, garlic salt, and pepper, adjusting seasonings to
taste. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer 10 minutes. Add pasta; cover
and simmer 10 minutes. Add spinach and simmer 5 minutes. Serve with
cheese at table. Makes 2 quarts.