Feel free to add a leafy green like kale or spinach, or a broccoli rabbi. As far as the pasta goes, I like a short tube pasta for this dish like ditalini or a "little ear" orecchiette
Author: Ordinary Vegan
Recipe type: Soup
Serves: 6
Ingredients
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 large carrot, peeled and chopped
1 small onion, chopped (1 cup)
1 celery stalk, chopped
2 tsp dried basil
2 tsp dried Italian seasoning
¼ tsp crushed red chili flakes
1 tsp salt (more or less to taste)
½ tsp ground black pepper
6 cups low-sodium vegetable stock
1 cup of crushed tomatoes
3 cups of orecchiette or your favorite pasta (approximately 8 ounces)
2 15-ounce cartons of cannellini beans or kidney beans, drained and rinsed