Italian Bean and Pasta Soup
photo by Dreamer in Ontario
- Ready In:
- 1hr 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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4-6
ingredients
- 225 g dried navy beans, soaked over-night (dried white haricot beans)
- 110 g small macaroni noodles
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 -3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 3 tablespoons tomato puree
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil or 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 1 3⁄4 liters chicken stock or 1 3/4 liters vegetable stock
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 75 g grated parmesan cheese
directions
- In a large saucepan, heat the olive oil and gently fry the onion with the crushed garlic for about 10 minutes.
- Add the tomato puree and basil and stir in for another minute.
- Drain the beans and add them into the saucepan alongwith the stock and bring the soup up to simmering point and then cover and simmer gently for 1 hour or half hour more till the beans are cooked and tender.
- After the beans have been cooked, adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper and give it a good stir.
- Pour half the soup in a liquidiser and blend it.
- Return the pureed half back into the pan with the remaining soup and bring it to simmering point.
- Add in the macaroni and simmer for a further 12 minutes, stirring from time to time.
- Remove from heat and serve immediately with lots of freshly grated parmesan cheese sprinkled over.
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Reviews
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A very rich and thick and sustaining sort of soup. I did add diced tomatoes in their juice instead of the puree (and a bit more than 3 tablespoons)and I added in some parmesan rind (I always save them for soups and stews). My only other deviation was to cook the soup for longer than directed as it took a while for my beans to soften. The result is a wonderful soup enjoyed by all on this cold and snowy day.
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We loved this!! Deliciously flavorful, easy to make and healthy! I added some mushrooms and zucchini I had on hand that needed to be used, but other than that I followed the directions exact. I forgot to leave my review when I first made this and we have had it a couple of times since. Every time with delicious results.
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A very rich and thick and sustaining sort of soup. I did add diced tomatoes in their juice instead of the puree (and a bit more than 3 tablespoons)and I added in some parmesan rind (I always save them for soups and stews). My only other deviation was to cook the soup for longer than directed as it took a while for my beans to soften. The result is a wonderful soup enjoyed by all on this cold and snowy day.
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