RCI-ND.001.0028.001

Pasta and bean soup

Name: Pasta and bean soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 large slug of premium olive oil; 1 unit glass of dry white wine; 5 cloves of garlic (peeled and chopped (use less garlic at your peril!!)); 1 unit onion (peeled and chopped); 4 unit very red tomatoes (chopped finely or one tin (235 g) chopped tomatoes); 3 large squeezes of Italian tomato purée; 2 235 g tins of borlotti beans; 1 unit handful of fresh (chopped spinach (optional)); 1 sprig of rosemary about 3 inches long; 1 unit A large handful of chopped parsley; 1 ½ unit litres water; 2 unit chicken stock cubes; 1 pinch of salt; 1 large pinch of freshly ground pepper; 1 large pinch of cayenne pepper; 5 unit handfuls of pasta shells or penne; 100 ml of single fresh cream (optional)

Cuisine of Italy (Pasta Fagioli) is a true classical Italian peasant dish, again overcomplicated a

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Total45 min

Servings4

Difficultyadvanced

Ingredients

slug of premium olive oil
1 large
glass of dry white wine
1 unit
of garlic
peeled and chopped (use less garlic at your peril!!)
5 cloves
onion
peeled and chopped
1 unit
very red tomatoes
chopped finely or one tin (235 g) chopped tomatoes
4 unit
squeezes of Italian tomato purée
3 large
tins of borlotti beans
2 235 g
handful of fresh
chopped spinach (optional)
1 unit
of rosemary about 3 inches long
1 sprig
A large handful of chopped parsley
1 unit
litres water
1 ½ unit
chicken stock cubes
2 unit
of salt
1 pinch
pinch of freshly ground pepper
1 large
pinch of cayenne pepper
1 large
handfuls of pasta shells or penne
5 unit
of single fresh cream (optional)
100 ml

Method

Heat the olive oil in the pan, and add the chopped garlic and onions and fry gently for about 3 minutes until translucent but not coloured. Add the cayenne pepper and mix well in the pan.

Add the glass of white wine and allow to evaporate slightly

Add the water, the stock cubes, the tomato paste, pepper, salt, Pasta and the 2 tins of beans and allow to simmer gently for as long as the pasta needs to cook (see packet) stirring occasionally.

Once the pasta is al dente, stop the cooking process and add the chopped parsley and the cream and stir in well.

Now add the rosemary sprig and allow the whole thing to infuse for about 2 hours.

Pasta and bean soup

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