Italian Pasta And Bean Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 cup diced onion
• 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
• 2 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans, with liquid
• 4 (10 ounce) cans chicken broth (campbell soup)
• 2 (15 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon italian seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 lb bulk sausage, thoroughly cooked
• 8 ounces penne pasta, cooked
• parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 saute first 3 ingredients in large pot until onions are very tender.
• 2 add next 6 ingredients and simmer for about 20-30 minutes. cool and store in frig for at least a couple of hours. reheat and simmer for about 30 minutes before serving.
• 3 place cooked penne noodles in bottom of soup bowl and ladle soup over noodles.
• 4 liberally sprinkle parmesan cheese on soup. (i like to add cheese, stir soup and add more!).
• 5 serve with french bread or rolls.
• 6 note: because i do not want the noodles to soak up the juice in my leftover soup, i do not add noodles directly to soup pot.