Pasta Fazool Recipe from Jimtown Store

Ingredients

• 1/4 pound diced Apple Smoked Bacon (optional) (we like Hobbs)
• 1 tablespoon good quality olive oil, (3-4 tablespoons if not using bacon)
• 1/2 cup finely diced sweet onion
• 1/4 cup finely diced celery
• 1/4 cup finely diced carrot
• 2 garlic cloves finely chopped
• 3/4 cup diced Roma tomatoes or canned crushed tomatoes with juice
• 1/2 pound Royal Corona or Cassoulet beans, soaked 6-8 hours
• 4 cups homemade chicken stock or your favorite stock
• 6-8 cups water if necessary
• 1/2 teaspoon Mexican Oregano or 1 tablespoon fresh oregano chopped
• 1 cup pasta (your choice shape such as little tubes or broken papardelli noodles
• 1 tablespoon fresh Italian parsley chopped
• salt
• freshly ground pepper
• Da Vero Lemon Olive Oil to drizzle
• Vella Dry Jack to grate to taste over the "fazool"