Pasta Fazool

Name: Pasta Fazool
Ingredients: 2 tbs olive oil; 1/2 pound chunk salami, cut into a small dice; 1 medium onion, diced; 1 cup thinly sliced celery; 2 cups thinly sliced carrot; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tbs tomato paste; 2 tbs minced fresh rosemary; 1 tsp dried red pepper flakes; 2 cups tomato passata (pureed tomatoes); 2 sprigs fresh basil tied with kitchen string; 1-1/2 cups canned cannellini beans along with the liquid; 1 cup water; 2 cups cooked soup pasta like ditalini, orzo or elbows; * Salt and pepper to taste; * Grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese to pass on the sid

Winter can be very long and monotonous but eating does not have to be.

Perk up dull, cold days with this delicious and easy to make beloved pasta fazool Italian soup chocked full of good ingredients like cannellini beans, pasta, and herbs in a delicious tomato broth

One taste and winter won’t seem so long!

Difficulty	Serves
Easy	6-8

Ingredients

2 tbs olive oil
1/2 pound chunk salami, cut into a small dice
1 medium onion, diced
1 cup thinly sliced celery
2 cups thinly sliced carrot
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbs tomato paste
2 tbs minced fresh rosemary
1 tsp dried red pepper flakes
2 cups tomato passata (pureed tomatoes)
2 sprigs fresh basil tied with kitchen string
1-1/2 cups canned cannellini beans along with the liquid
1 cup water
2 cups cooked soup pasta like ditalini, orzo or elbows
* Salt and pepper to taste
* Grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese to pass on the sid

Directions

n a soup pot, heat the oil, add the salami and cook it until it is crispy. Transfer to absorbent paper and set aside.
Cook the onions, celery and carrots in the drippings until they begin to wilt. Add the garlic and allow it to soften. Stir in the tomato paste, rosemary and dried red pepper flake and cook until everything is well coated with the tomato paste
Add the pureed tomatoes, basil, cannellini beans and their liquid and the water; stir to combine well. Cover pot and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove the basil and discard. Add the pasta and mix well. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Serve hot with some of the croutons sprinkled on top. Pass the cheese,