Bean minestrone with pasta

Ingredients: (for 4 persons)

• 1 kg cooked beans
• 300 g dry pasta
• 1 large onion
• 4 cloves garlic
• 3 medium carrots
• celery
• 2 bay leaves
• vegetable oil, salt, pepper, turmeric, a pinch of smoked paprika, dill
• parsley

Method:

1. Soak beans overnight and rinse them with water before cooking. Cook beans in water with salt and 2 bay leaves.
2. If you are in a hurry just use beans in a can. I always use at least 2 diffrenet kind of beans.
3. In a large pot saute chopped onion, add sliced carrots and celery. Add minced garlic (be careful not to burn the garlic), beans and bay leaves.
4. Pour in 1l of water and let it boil (you can add more later if you need to..).
5. Add spices to your taste and let it simmer on medium heat for about 20 minutes.
6. While the bean minestrone is cooking, cook pasta by instructions on the box.
7. When the minestrone is cooked take out bay leaves and pulse with a few times with hand mixer. Add parsley.
8. Serve with cooked pasta and enjoy!