Sausage & Bean Soup w/Pasta

Name: Sausage & Bean Soup w/Pasta
Ingredients: 1 cup dried cannellini or cellini beans or 1 15-ounce can of any beans you like, drained; 1 pound ground sausage, turkey or pork; 1/2 medium onion, diced; 1/2 medium carrot, diced; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 15-ounce can diced tomatoes; 6 to 8 cups chicken broth; 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 1 bay leaf; salt and pepper; 1 cup ditalini pasta, or any small pasta; grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese; ***My favorite variation: For a creamier soup, puree about 3/4 of the beans before you add the cooked sausage back into the pot. Only add 3/4 of the beans into the pot, after you have sauteed the vegetables. Stick an immersion blender into the pot an

INGREDIENTS

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1 cup dried cannellini or cellini beans or 1 15-ounce can of any beans you like, drained

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1 pound ground sausage, turkey or pork

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1/2 medium onion, diced

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1/2 medium carrot, diced

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3 tablespoons olive oil

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2 garlic cloves, minced

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1 15-ounce can diced tomatoes

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6 to 8 cups chicken broth

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1 teaspoon dried thyme

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1 bay leaf

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salt and pepper

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1 cup ditalini pasta, or any small pasta

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grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese

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***My favorite variation: For a creamier soup, puree about 3/4 of the beans before you add the cooked sausage back into the pot. Only add 3/4 of the beans into the pot, after you have sauteed the vegetables. Stick an immersion blender into the pot an

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