Italian Pasta Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 lb. ground pork
1/2 tsp. fennel seed
1/2 tsp. dried basil
1 onion, chopped and divided
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 c. dried pinto beans, rinsed
2 qt. water
2 chicken bouillon cubes
2 (16 oz.) cans whole tomatoes
1/2 tsp. hot red pepper flakes
1 small green pepper, chopped
1/2 c. red wine
1 tsp. salt
1 (4 oz.) pkg. thin spaghetti noodles

Preparation

Brown pork with fennel seed, basil, 1/2 onion and garlic in a stock pot.
Once meat is lightly browned, add the beans, water, bouillon cubes, tomatoes and pepper flakes.
Simmer 1 1/2 hours or until beans are tender.
Add remaining onion, green pepper and wine and simmer another 20 minutes.
Add salt and spaghetti that has been broken into 2-inch pieces.
Cook just until spaghetti is al dente.