Italian Style Pasta e Fagioli Soup with Dry Cured Lardons - O'Neills Dry Cure Bacon Co.

Ingredients

• O'Neills Dry Cured Bacon Lardons (150g)
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 large onion (chopped finely)
• 4 medium carrots (chopped finely)
• 4 celery stalks (chopped finely)
• 3-4 cloves garlic grated or 1 tbsp garlic granules
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• Salt and black pepper
• 2 tbsp tomato purée
• 2 tins of chopped tomatoes
• 2 chicken/ vegetable stock cubes
• 2 tins of mixed beans
• 250g of dried pasta (ideally small macaroni)
• 1 Parmesan rind
• 3-4 bay leaves
• 100g Irish kale (remove the stalk and roughly chopped)
• Freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• Freshly chopped basil
• Drizzle of olive oil