Tuscan Bean & Spinach Soup

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 8 mins Cook Time: 17 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 garlic clove, finely minced
• 1 shallot, finely diced
• 3 -4 cups fat free chicken broth or 3 -4 cups vegetable stock
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can beans (cannellini or other)
• 1/2 cup whole wheat pasta shells or 1/2 cup shell pasta
• 1 teaspoon rosemary
• 3 cups baby spinach, cleaned and trimmed
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 dash crushed red pepper flakes

Recipe

• 1 in a large sauce pan, sautee the shallots & garlic in the olive oil.
• 2 add broth, tomatoes, beans and rosemary to pot. season with black and red pepper. bring to boil.
• 3 add pasta and cook 12 minutes. if the soup seems too thick for your liking add a bit more broth.
• 4 add spinach and cook until wilted.