Bean And Pasta Stew Recipes

This is a variation of a dish I had at a lovely little Italian restaraunt. The broth adds the background flavor, but each component of the dish stands out as its own unique flavor, with no flavor being stronger than the rest.

Note: I cooked my beans in the crockpot with a hambone. I then used some of that broth and some of the water I boiled my sausage in. I have no idea how many calories this adds as I could not find the nutritional information. This will feed 4 hefty servings, or 8 as a light dinner. Also, I used ditalini pasta which are small tubes, but any small pasta should work fine. It may seem like a lot of work, but if you cook the beans in the crockpot and forget about them, there is really only 20 minutes of prep and cook time.

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