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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In skillet, fry bacon over medium-high heat until crisp; transfer to slow cooker. | 2. Drain fat from skillet. | 3. Fry onions, garlic, celery, carrots, basil, oregano, salt and pepper over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened, about 5 minutes. | 4. Scrape into slow cooker. | 5. Mash 1 cup of the beans; add to slow cooker along with remaining beans. | 6. Add stock, tomatoes and bay leaf; cover and cook on low for 4 hours or until vegetables are tender. | 7. In pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until tender but firm, about 8 minutes. | 8. Drain and add to slow cooker. | 9. Add parsley and tomato paste; cover and cook on high for 10 minutes or until hot. | 10. Discard bay leaf. | 11. Sprinkle each serving with Parmesan cheese. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
bacon	6	slices	chopped	700.56	2.1504	21.2016	66.6792
onion	2		chopped	128.0	29.888	3.52	0.32
garlic clove	4		minced	17.88	3.9672	0.7632	0.06
celery	2	stalks	chopped	20.48	3.8016	0.8832	0.2176
carrot	2		sliced	104.96	24.5248	2.3808	0.6144
basil	1	teaspoon	dried	0.2032	0.0234	0.0278	0.0057
oregano	1	teaspoon		2.65	0.6892	0.09	0.0428
salt pepper				-	-	-	-
white kidney bean	1	can	drained rinsed	-	-	-	-
chicken stock	4	cups		345.6	33.888000000000005	24.191999999999997	11.52
tomato	1	can	diced	40.2099	8.6898	1.9658	0.4468
bay leaf	1			-	-	-	-
tubetti	3/4	cup		-	-	-	-
parsley	1/4	cup	chopped	5.4	0.9495	0.4455	0.1185
tomato paste	1/4	cup		54.12	12.4806	2.8512	0.3102
parmesan cheese	1/3	cup	grated	98.6667	10.6667	10.6667	1.3333

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.