Healthy Alphabet Soup

Healthy Alphabet Soup

Ingredients:      

2 cup onion, chopped

2 cup carrot, finely chopped

8 garlic cloves, minced

8 cups vegetarian chicken broth or

6 cups water

2 cup dried white bean, rinsed

2 cans Tomatoes, cut up

2 teaspoon dried Italian herb seasoning or 1 teaspoon dried oregano

2 cups dry alphabet pasta

Directions:

Combine first five ingredients; boil.

Add next four ingredients;  boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer stirring occasionally for 1 ½hours until beans are tender.

Using a slotted spoon, remove most of the beans and transfer remaining liquid to a blender; process till smooth.

Return mixture and beans back to the pot; Stir in alphabet pasta.

Boil then reduce heat; cover and simmer 8 minutes until pasta is tender but firm.

Yield: 12 - ½ cup servings.