Mix and Match Pasta and Bean Soup

Submitted by hungrykitten

"From a 1985 Campbell's Cookbook. This recipe lets you pick which meat, type of Campbell's soup, herb and pasta you want to use so there are a ton of different possibilties! My favorite combo is ham, vegetable soup, basil and ditalini."

 

• Ready In: 42mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1⁄2 4 slices bacon, diced or 4 ounces bulk pork sausage, crumbled
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1⁄2 cup chopped onion
• 1⁄2 cup chopped celery
• 1⁄2 cup shredded carrot
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can vegetable beef soup (choose ONE ) or (10 1/2 ounce) can minestrone soup (choose ONE )
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) soup can water
• 1 (19 ounce) can cannellini beans, undrained
• 1⁄2 1/2 teaspoon oregano (choose ONE) or 1/2 teaspoon basil, crushed (choose ONE)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄2 1/2 cup ditalini (choose ONE) or 1/2 cup elbow macaroni (choose ONE)

directions

1. In 4 quart Dutch oven over medium heat, cook meat in oil until lightly browned, stirring occasionally. Add onion, celery, carrot and garlic; cook until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally.
2. Stir in soup, water, beans with their liquid, herb, bay leaf and pepper. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low. Cover, simmer 15 minutes.
3. Stir in pasta; cook about 12 minutes more or until pasta is tender. Discard bay leaf.

Reviews

[bw1888]

I made this with vegetable soup, spicy sausage, oregano and garlic salt, but no beans. I also used chicken broth instead of water. Turned out great!<br/>Update: I added a can of italian seasoned stewed tomatoes and it was even better!

 

[morgainegeiser]

This was a super easy recipe to make, I used cooked ham, I also substituted some low salt beef stock instead of some of the water. It had a nice flavor, but next time might add a few more spices.