6 white bean and pasta soup with sun dried tomatoes Recipes

smoked bacon, finely chopped, onion, chopped, garlic, minced, freshly grated nutmeg (optional), crushed red pepper flakes (optional), chicken broth , or more as needed, cannellini beans, drained and rinsed - or more to taste, chopped sun-dried tomatoes, parmesan cheese rind, red or white swiss chard, uncooked small pasta , such as orzo or pastina, fresh sage leaves, minced, leaves fresh basil, coarsely chopped (optional), grated parmesan cheese, divided (optional), extra-virgin olive oil, divided (optional)

dried white bean, rinsed and picked over (such as great northern or cannellini), olive oil, diced yellow onions, carrots, peeled and diced, diced fennel or 1/2 cup diced celery, garlic cloves, minced, dried red pepper flakes, bay leaves, chicken stock, bow tie pasta, fine diced sun-dried tomato (use the dry ones and reconstitute them in some hot water for 10 minutes before chopping), diced fresh parsley, freshly grated parmesan cheese

oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, chopped , 2 tbsp oil reserved, minced garlic, dried savory, canned vegetable broth, pasta bows (farfallini) or small elbow macaroni, cannellini (white kidney beans), rinsed, drained, roasted red peppers, drained, sliced

vegetable oil, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, stewed tomatoes, vegetable stock, chopped sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil, drained, dried chili pepper flakes (i use more cause i like it spicy!), orzo pasta, white kidney beans, drained and rinsed, salt and pepper, to taste, parmesan cheese, for topping