Pasta e Fagioli (Pasta and Bean Soup) - Fresh Fork Market

Ingredients

• 1.50 cups dried beans (Cannellini, kidney, navy or cranberry are all good)
• 2 tbsp sunflower or olive oil or butter
• 2 cups total mirepoix: 1 onion, 2 ribs of celery, 2 carrots, diced
• 3 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 smoked ham hock, soaked overnight (reserve water)
• 4 cups stock
• 0.50 tsp herbs & spices: dried basil, thyme, oregano, red pepper flakes;
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 cups frozen chopped tomatoes, thawed and pureed (or one 16 oz can crushed/pureed tomatoes)
• 0.50 lb dried macaroni (tubetti, ditali/ditalini, fusili, elbow....)
• 1 parmesan cheese rind (keep the grated cheese for serving)
• 1 bunch roughly chopped mustard greens, chard, or kale
• 0.50 cup bunch parsley, roughly chopped
• 1 lemon, cut in half