A hearty and nutritious stew made with pinto beans, vegetables, and pasta.
Ingredients
- 100 grams of small shell pasta
- 250 grams of cooked pinto beans
- 650 milliliters of vegetable broth
- 2 carrots
- 1 celery stalk
- 1 turnip
- 75 grams of diced serrano ham
- 1 sprig of thyme
- olive oil
- black pepper
- salt
Step 1: Peel and wash the carrots and turnip. Clean the celery. Cut these 3 vegetables into small cubes and cook them in the broth for 5 minutes. After this time, add the washed thyme and pasta, and continue cooking for another 5 minutes.
Step 2: Add the rinsed and drained beans, season with salt and pepper, and let everything simmer together for another 2 minutes.
Step 3: Lightly saut the diced ham in a non-stick pan with a few drops of olive oil. Add it to the soup and serve it hot.
Step 4: The trick: If you want to thicken the stew, blend some beans with a few tablespoons of hot broth.