Bean Soup With Pasta
Bean Soup with Pasta (Pasta e Fagioli)
5 cups water
8 ozs dried great northern ornavy beans (1 1/4 cups)
1 large onion, chopped
1 large tomato, chopped or 1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce
2 medium stalks celery, sliced
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1/4 pound salt pork, chopped
2 teaspoons instant beef bouillon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup uncooked macaroni (shells, bows or elbow macaroni)
Grated Parmesan cheese
Heat water and beans to boiling in Dutch oven; boil 2 minutes
Remove from heat; cover and let stand 1 hour
Add onion, tomato, celery, garlic, salt pork, bouillon, salt and pepper to beans
Heat to boiling; reduce heat
Cover and simmer until beans are tender, about 2 hours
Do not boil beans as they will burst
Skim fat if necessary
Stir macaroni into soup
Cover and simmer until macaroni is tender, 10 to 15 minutes
Sprinkle with cheese
Yields 5 servings
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