Easy Tomato Soup

I have been making this soup recently and it has been great for busy winter nights. The best thing is: plenty of leftovers for lunch the next day! I adapted this recipe from this one but made it even cheaper/ easier by tweaking a few little things.

Easy Tomato Soup

Ingredients:

*1 small onion, chopped (I used about 1 cup of frozen diced onion)

*2 small carrots, chopped

1 Tbsp oil

1 26 oz jar marinara or spaghetti sauce (use store brand)

28 oz chicken stock (instead of buying cans of chicken stock I use water mixed with chicken bullion)

*1 can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed (you can use any sort of white beans, even cooked dried beans from WIC to save even more money)

1/2 box of pasta (use smaller kind and choose whole wheat or pasta with whole grains for added nutrition and fullness)

1/2 tsp red pepper flakes (omit if you and your family do not like spicy food)

In a large pot, warm oil over medium heat. Add onion and carrot and saute until soft. Add the spaghetti sauce, chicken broth, beans, pasta, and red pepper flakes. Simmer for ten minutes or until pasta is cooked and soup is heated through.

This is another good recipe to add leftover ingredients to. I have made it with spinach, leftover pieces of cooked chicken, and shrimp added.

* indicates a WIC food

-Allison Leonard RD