---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.03
 
      Title: Pasta Fagioli Soup
 Categories: Soups, Pasta, Italian
      Yield: 2 Quarts
 
      2 tb Oil
      2    Garlic cloves; minced
      1 lg Onion; chopped
      2    Stalks celery; chopped
      3 c  Tomato juice
      3 c  Water
      1 cn Tomato sauce (8 oz.)
      2    Bay leaves
    1/2 ts Oregano
    1/2 ts Basil
    1/2 ts Garlic salt
    1/2 ts Coarse black pepper
      3 c  Precooked beans
      1 ts Salt (less if beans are
           -salty)
      1 c  Sm. whole wheat shells or
           -macaroni
      1 c  Fresh spinach; shredded
           Parmesan cheese; grated
 
  Using 5 quart pot, heat oil and saute garlic, onion,
  and celery for 5 minutes.  Add tomato juice, water,
  tomato sauce, beans, bay leaves, oregano, basil,
  garlic salt, and pepper, adjusting seasonings to
  taste. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer 10 minutes.
  Add pasta; cover and simmer 10 minutes.  Add spinach
  and simmer 5 minutes. Serve with cheese at table.
  Makes 2 quarts.
 
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