Pasta e Fagioli

My Dad's recipe.
Ingredients:
1 onion
4 to 5 cloves of garlic
3 stalks of celery
3 large carrots
olive oil
1 can of stewed tomatoes/1 jar of tomato sauce
fresh or dried basil (about 1 tablespoon of dried or a handful of fresh)
1 pinch of dried oregano
2 cans or 2 cups of cooked kidney or white beans.
Cooked pasta (amount will depend on your how thick you want the soup)





Chop and Sautee
1 onion
4 to 5 cloves of garlic
3 stalks of celery
3 large carrots
3 tablespoons of olive oil (although I rarely measure)

Cook until the carrots are tender.

Then add 1 can of stewed tomatoes or 1 can/jar of tomato sauce.

Add in fresh basil (generous amount)and a smal pinch of oregano. (Dried basil is fine too)
Cook for about 5 minutes and squish up the tomatoes if you used whole stewed variety.
Add in 2 cans or 2 cups of cooked kidney beans or white beans or one of each.

Let this simmer for about 5-10 minutes.
Add 2 cups of vegetable stock or water at this time and lower the heat.

Let this thicken up a bit.
Add cooked pasta (macaroni or fusilli are nice)

Garnish with chopped flat parsely.

Serve piping hot.