black bean and pasta soup with spinach

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(serves three)

Ingredients

4-5 cups of Water (or vegetable stock)

1 Vegetable Bouillon Cube (omit if you're using stock)

3/4 cup Whole Wheat Macaroni Pasta

1 cup of Black Beans

1/2 cup of finely chopped Yellow Onion

2 Garlic cloves, finely chopped

2 ounces of Cooking Ham (Ham steak), chopped in small cubes

2 cups of fresh Baby Spinach

1/4 cup of Spanish Olives

3 tbsp of Wine

Salt and Pepper

How to

-Cook the onion and garlic in some olive oil over medium heat until browned (about 5 minutes). Add the ham and cook for another two minutes over medium-low heat. Then turn to low heat and add the wine. Add the spinach and cook covered until softened but not completely wilted (about 3 minutes). Set aside.

-Cook the pasta in the stock until almost done. Add the black beans, spinach mixture and olives. bring to a boil, and cook for another 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.  Serve with warm bread.