Ingredients
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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2 carrots, peeled and sliced into 1/4 inch disks
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4 cloves garlic
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6 ounces ham, diced
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15 ounces canned tomatoes, drained and crushed
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14 ounces of canned beans, black or red
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6 cups chicken broth
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5 ounces rotelle pasta or 5 ounces shell pasta
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salt and pepper
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parmesan cheese (to garnish)
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2 medium onions, thinly sliced
Instructions
- In large sauce pan, heat oil and add onions and carrots.
- Cook 5 minutes or until soft.
- Add garlic and ham.
- Cook 2 minutes.
- Add tomatoes and cook 5 minutes.
- Add broth and beans.
- Bring to a boil and mash some of the beans to thicken.
- Lower heat and simmer 20 minutes.
- Return to boil and add pasta.
- Boil 6 minutes or until pasta is al dente.
- Season with freshly ground black pepper and cheese.