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Pasta and Bean Soup

Name: Pasta and Bean Soup
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 155 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 100 g dried borlotti beans; 100 g dried canelli beans; 100 g pancetta diced; 1 celery stalk chopped; 1 onion finely chopped; 1 carrot diced; I garlic clove crushed; 3 tbs chopped parsley; 1.5 litres vegetable stock from cube; 150g macaroni or penne; grated parmesan cheese; olive oil; 1 bay leaf; 1 tin chopped tomatoes

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Prep: 35 mins

Cook: 120 mins

Serves: 6

Italian Main Course

Ingredients

100 g dried borlotti beans
100 g dried canelli beans
100 g pancetta diced
1 celery stalk chopped
1 onion finely chopped
1 carrot diced
I garlic clove crushed
3 tbs chopped parsley
1.5 litres vegetable stock from cube
150g macaroni or penne
grated parmesan cheese
olive oil
1 bay leaf
1 tin chopped tomatoes

Accompaniment

Description

Wonderful tasty filler - a meal in a dish. Make a lot and it lasts for days!

Method

1
Place the beans in a bowl cover with cold water and soak overnight. Drain and rinse under cold water.

Heat a little olive oil in a large saucepan and add the pancetta, celery, onion, carrot and garlic and sweat over a low heat for 5-10 mins

Season with black pepper. Add the parsley, bay leaf, tomatoes, stock and beans and bring slowly to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 - 1.5 hours or until beans are tender. Add more water if required.

Add pasta and simmer for 6 minutes til al dente. Remove from heat and rest for 10 minutes. Serve with bread and parmesan cheese.