SPICY PASTA, BEAN AND SAUSAGE SOUP

SPICY PASTA, BEAN AND SAUSAGE SOUP image

Categories Bean

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 15 oz cans garbanzo beans
2 TBL olive oil
1 pound italian hot sausages, casing removed
4 tea. chopped rosemary
2 lrg garlic cloves, chopped
1/4 tea. dried crushed red pepper
1/4 cup tomato paste
5 cups canned low-salt chicken broth
8 oz. orecchiette (little ear-shaped pasta) or other small pasta
1 11/2 cups grade Romano cheese

Steps:

Strain liquid from canned beans into blender. add 1 cup beans and puree until smooth. Heat oil in large por over med. heat. ADd sausages, rosemary, garlic, and crushed red pepper. Saute until sausages are cooked through, breaking up with fork, about 8 min. Mix in tomato paste. Add bean puree, remaining beans, broth and pasta. Simmer until pasta is tender and mixture is thick, stirring ocassionally, about 30 min. Mix in 1/4 cup cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Serve, passing remaining 1 1/4 cups cheese.