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Crumble the Italian sausage into your large dutch oven and brown on high until nearly done
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It shouldn't be too greasy -if it is, drain it, if not, go ahead and add in your carrot, onion and celery and saute until the onions are clear
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Add in the garlic and stir well, let saute for another few minutes
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Stir in the salt, pepper, parsley, thyme and bay leaf
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Add in the canned tomatoes and the chicken stock, stir well.
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Add in your drained cannellini beans, stir again
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If you're not ready to eat, put this on a back burner on low and let it bubble away
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When you're getting ready to serve, in a separate pot bring about 3-4 Cups of water to a boil
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add in the pasta and cook until al dente - you don't want this to cook ALL the way, just til nearly done
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Drain the pasta and stir it into your Pasta Fagioli - let simmer for another 5-10 minutes and serve with a grating of fresh Parmesan cheese.
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Serve with garlic bread, or biscuits - we really like biscuits with this for some reason :)