Crock Pot Pasta Fagioli

heart healthy

low cholesterol

vegan

This is a perennial favorite that is served in many restaurants around the world to rave reviews.  Now you can make your own at home

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 sm onion, chopped
• 6 C stock
• 1 can spinach (small can)
• 2 carrots, diced
• 3 C navy beans, cooked
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 Roma tomatoes, chopped
• 8 oz shell pasta
• 1 bay leaf
• seasoning to taste

INSTRUCTIONS:

1.     Pour stock, spinach, garlic & tomatoes into crock pot and cover.

2.     Sauté with onion and garlic add to crock pot.

3.     Set crock pot on high, cover and leave it alone for 2-3 hours, or until carrots are tender but not mushy.

4.     Boil pasta & carrots together, drain.

5. Add pasta and beans to crock pot and set to low heat for 30 minutes.