Healthy Alphabet Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 cup onion, chopped
    1 cup carrot, finely chopped
    4 garlic cloves, minced
    3 1/2 cups vegetarian chicken broth or 3 1/2 cups chicken broth
    3 cups water
    1 cup dried white bean, rinsed
    1 (398 ml) can tomatoes, cut up
    1 teaspoon dried Italian herb seasoning or 1 teaspoon dried oregano
    1/8 teaspoon cayenne
    1 cup dry alphabet pasta
Preparation
    Combine first five ingredients; boil.
    Add next four ingredients; boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer stirring occasionally for 1 1/2 hours until beans are tender.
    Using a slotted spoon, remove most of the beans and transfer remaining liquid to a blender; process till smooth.
    Return mixture and beans back to the pot; Stir in alphabet pasta.
    Boil then reduce hear; cover and simmer 8 minutes until pasta is tender but firm.
    Yield: 6 1 1/2 cup servings.

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