Easy Pasta e Fagioli – m. c. de marco

Ingredients

• 1 15 oz can (approx. 1 ½ c.) cannellini
• 1-4 cloves garlic (to taste), crushed or chopped
• 3 T. olive oil
• 1 tsp dried sage
• 2 tsp dried rosemary, crushed in a mortar and pestle
• pepper to taste (or 5 peppercorns, crushed in a mortar and pestle)
• about 3 c. water (or broth)
• about 2 T. tomato paste
• ½ tsp. salt or to taste
• about ⅔ c. or ¼ lb. small pasta (e.g., orzo)