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Recipe: Tomato Soup with White Beans and Pasta

January 25, 2011 · Narrative

A quick and hearty tomato soup that is perfect for chilly weather.

Tomato Soup with White Beans and PastaYesterday, it was three degrees.  Today it topped out at 41.  The day started with big fluffy snowflakes dropping fast and furious from the sky, and ended with little accumulation and clear roadways.  Welcome to New Jersey. Much like Kansas’ little ditty … “Don’t like the weather?  Wait a minute, it will change.” Forecast for the rest of the week?  More snow, and how much is anybody’s guess.

Nothing like a cold, windy Winter to make me want a big bowl of steaming hot soup.  With just a few ingredients and fifteen minutes of your time, this bowl of Tomato Soup with White Beans and Pasta can be warming up your cold, empty bellies in nothing flat.  Nick liked it, except for the beans, and Madeline couldn’t be bothered.  With eight grams of fat and 255 calories, the leftovers have made a quick and easy lunch for a few days for me and a grab-and-go dinner before jetting off to the gym.

Soup’s on!

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January 25, 2011, Photo #25

Polka Dot HappyPolka dots make me happy, and this Ann Taylor shirt I found at an outlet recently is no exception.  And the $17 price tag (40% off sale) made me even happier.

Tomato Soup with White Beans and Pasta
Recipe courtesy of All You magazine, January 21, 2011 issue

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
2 15-oz. cans diced tomatoes
28 ounces low-sodium chicken broth
1/2 cup tubetini, elbow macaroni or other small pasta
1 15-oz. can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley

Directions

1. Warm oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add oregano, stir once, then add tomatoes with juice and chicken broth. Bring to a boil.

2. Add pasta, stir, and cook until just tender, about 8 minutes. Stir in beans, lower heat and simmer until warmed through, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, stir in parsley and serve, drizzling each portion with additional olive oil if desired.

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Comments

  1. claire says

    January 25, 2011 at 9:17 pm

    Yum! I love soup and this looks great.

    Reply
  2. patsyk says

    January 25, 2011 at 10:44 pm

    Ok, totally going to make this soup… even if I’m the only one who will eat it! I even have all the ingredients (except the fresh parsley)!

    Love the deals you’ve been finding… can’t wait to do some wardrobe updating myself!

    Reply
  3. Joanne says

    January 26, 2011 at 7:15 am

    I’ve been all about soups and stews lately, especially when they involve white beans! This looks delicious. I love that it’s so simple to prepare!

    Really? More snow? I don’t think I can take anymore!

    Reply
  4. Ramona says

    January 26, 2011 at 1:59 pm

    I like the way that soup looks.

    Wearing what makes you happy seems to make the day go a whole lot better to me. Sounds like ya got a good deal.

    Reply

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I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw th I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw that @njdotcom had picked six bagel shops at the “best in the state,” and one was reasonably local, all the sudden I needed one. I was never one to fall prey to peer pressure, but I’m very definitely a marketer’s dream. 😂 Alfa Bagels is on Route 10 in Randolph and has a good assortment of bagels, including all the usual suspects, but with a few others like rainbow, Asiago and French Toast throw in for good measure. Their bagels always seem to have a nice chew, which I appreciate and I love their sesame one. My go-to order lately is a double toasted flagel with lox spread and tomato. Their lox spread is a little ho hum, but the bagel is delish. Check them out next time you’ve got a craving (or get motivated by a local news story 😝). What’s your bagel order?
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When a stressful week with deadlines ends with Nat When a stressful week with deadlines ends with National Cheese Lovers Day, how could I not partake? Tbh, I wasn’t especially hungry, and the appetizers are always the best section of any menu, so the queso blanco from El Mejicano in town wasn’t too hard a choice. It’s smoky and cheesy and I could have licked the bowl clean, but a girl’s gotta have some boundaries. Happy weekend, friends! ✨
A friend saw this placard and said it reminded her A friend saw this placard and said it reminded her of me and dropped it off in our mailbox, which really touched me. 💛 Life is too freaking short not to make conscious decisions to do more of what makes you happy, and to cut out the things that don’t. Rainbow Rowell said it best, “So, what if, instead of thinking about solving you whole life, you just think about adding additional good things. One at a time. Just let your pile of good things grow.”
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