Pasta E Fagioli

This takes a while but is GORGEOUS!

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Serves: 3

Ingredients

• 2  chicken breasts
• 1  cup  diced onion
• 1  cup  julienned carrot
• 2  garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (14 1/2ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 2 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans
• 1  tablespoon tomato puree
• 1  teaspoon vinegar
• 1  teaspoon oregano
• 1  teaspoon basil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon thyme
• 1⁄2 cup pasta (your favourite)
• 750  ml  vegetable stock

Directions

1. Brown chicken in a frying pan with fresh basil. Do not cook through, just brown it.
2. In a large stockpot, add onion, carrot and garlic and saute for 10 minutes.
3. Add remaining ingredients, including the chicken but except the pasta, and simmer covered for 1 hour stirring occasionally.
4. Remove 1/2 of the beans, carrots, onion, and all of the chicken.
5. Blend the remaining stock with a hand blender.
6. Return the chicken, beans, carrots and onion.
7. Add the pasta and cook for a further 15 minutes.