Pasta E Fagioli - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. dry white navy beans (12 oz.)
1 Tbsp. salt
1 medium onion, chopped
1/4 c. leftover spaghetti sauce or tomato puree
1 tsp. dry basil
1 c. ditalini macaroni

Preparation

Prepare beans according to package directions.
In large pan, saute chopped onion in a little olive oil.
Add beans, spaghetti sauce and basil.
Simmer over low heat for 20 minutes.
At this point, you can freeze the bean mixture for use later.
In boiling, salted water, cook the ditalini.
Drain over bowl, being sure to save the water.
Combine bean mixture, macaroni and reserved water to make a soup as thick or soupy as you desire.