Mix And Match Pasta And Bean Soup

Total Time: 42 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 27 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup diced cooked ham or 4 slices bacon, diced or 4 ounces bulk lamb 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 condensed vegetable soup (choose one ) or 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can vegetable beef soup (choose one ) or 1 (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 teaspoon thyme (choose one) or 1/2 teaspoon oregano (choose one) or 1/2 teaspoon basil, crushed (choose one)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup uncooked small shell pasta (choose one) or 1/2 cup ditalini (choose one) or 1/2 cup elbow macaroni (choose one)

Recipe

• 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.