White Bean Soup with Pasta
We use mirepoix—a combination of onion, celery and carrots—to flavor this white bean soup. Keep a store-bought bag of the mixture in your freezer to ensure you always have some on hand without worrying about it going bad.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 ½ cups frozen mirepoix (diced onion, celery and carrot)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
- ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
- 1 28-ounce can no-salt-added diced tomatoes
- 2 cups low-sodium no-chicken broth or chicken broth
- 1 15-ounce can low-sodium cannellini beans, rinsed
- 8 ounces small whole-wheat pasta, such as elbows
- 1 ½ cups frozen cut-leaf spinach
- 4 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese

