Easy And Delicious Vegetarian Soup (pasta E Fagioli)

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 small white onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 (19 ounce) cans cannellini beans, undrained
• 1 (26 ounce) jar cheese pasta sauce
• 1 1/2 lbs veggie crumbles, i use boca brand (equivalent to 1-1/2 lbs ground beef)
• 1/2-3/4 cup grated pecorino romano cheese
• 12 ounces ditalini, reserving liquid, cooked according to package directions or 12 ounces shell pasta, reserving liquid, cooked accoding to package directions

Recipe

• 1 saute onion in oil in large pot until soft.
• 2 add garlic and saute few more minutes.
• 3 add beans with their liquid.
• 4 add jarred pasta sauce and simmer while cooking pasta.
• 5 when pasta is done, add boca crumbles to sauce & bean mixture then add drained pasta and cheese, reserving pasta cooking liquid.
• 6 let sit for a half an hour and add reserved pasta cooking liquid to thin to desired consitstency.
• 7 will get better and thicker as it sits.
• 8 serve with more cheese for garnish.