White Bean Pasta Soup

• 2 -4 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cups onions, diced
• 4 garlic cloves (minced or pressed)
• 12 cup celery, diced
• 1 cup carrot, diced
• 1 tablespoon italian seasoning
• 4 cups broth (chicken, veg, or beef stock all work well) or 4 cups water (chicken, veg, or beef stock all work well)
• 2 cups whole grain pasta (spirals, elbows, ribbons...)
• 4 cups white beans, cooked. (2 16oz cans or 2 cups dried beans soaked or cooked)
• 2 (14 ounce) cans tomato sauce (or one can sauce and one can diced tomato)
• 14-12 teaspoon salt
• black pepper
• 4 cups spinach (chopped or shredded. Can use 2 boxes frozen spinach.) or 4 cups kale (chopped or shredded. Can use 2 boxes frozen spinach.)
• 12 cup parmesan cheese, grated

1. Heat olive oil,.
2. Add onion and garlic, saute until translucent.
3. Add celery, carrot, Italian seasoning, saute 5 min on medium-high heat, until vegetables are just starting to brown.
4. Add broth, cover and bring to boil.
5. Add pasta, stir, cover and simmer until pasta is 1/2 done, stirring frequently.
6. Add beans, tomatoes, salt and pepper to taste, cover and bring back up to simmer, cook ~5 min or until beans are hot and pasta is almost done.
7. Add greens.
8. If using spinach, stir it in and turn off heat, let sit for a minute or two until spinach is wilted.
9. If using kale, add to pot, and continue simmering for ~ 5 minutes or until kale is tender, but still bright green.
10. Serve with a sprinkle of Parmesan.

onions, garlic, celery, carrot, italian seasoning, broth, grain pasta, white beans, tomato sauce, salt, black pepper, spinach, parmesan cheese

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/white-bean-pasta-soup-437595 (may not work)