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onions garlic celery carrot Italian seasoning broth grain pasta white beans tomato sauce salt black pepper spinach Parmesan cheese
Viewed: 45 - Published at: 8 years agoIngredients
- 2 -4 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cups onions, diced
- 4 garlic cloves (minced or pressed)
- 12 cup celery, diced
- 1 cup carrot, diced
- 1 tablespoon italian seasoning
- 4 cups broth (chicken, veg, or beef stock all work well) or 4 cups water (chicken, veg, or beef stock all work well)
- 2 cups whole grain pasta (spirals, elbows, ribbons...)
- 4 cups white beans, cooked. (2 16oz cans or 2 cups dried beans soaked or cooked)
- 2 (14 ounce) cans tomato sauce (or one can sauce and one can diced tomato)
- 14-12 teaspoon salt
- black pepper
- 4 cups spinach (chopped or shredded. Can use 2 boxes frozen spinach.) or 4 cups kale (chopped or shredded. Can use 2 boxes frozen spinach.)
- 12 cup parmesan cheese, grated
Method
- Heat olive oil,.
- Add onion and garlic, saute until translucent.
- Add celery, carrot, Italian seasoning, saute 5 min on medium-high heat, until vegetables are just starting to brown.
- Add broth, cover and bring to boil.
- Add pasta, stir, cover and simmer until pasta is 1/2 done, stirring frequently.
- Add beans, tomatoes, salt and pepper to taste, cover and bring back up to simmer, cook ~5 min or until beans are hot and pasta is almost done.
- Add greens.
- If using spinach, stir it in and turn off heat, let sit for a minute or two until spinach is wilted.
- If using kale, add to pot, and continue simmering for ~ 5 minutes or until kale is tender, but still bright green.
- Serve with a sprinkle of Parmesan.
