PASTA AND BEAN SOUP from Calsundry

This comes from California Sun-Dry. The sun-dried tomatoes I used were the same brand but I used ones that came in a bag, not in a jar with oil. I used half a bag, with I think was 14 pieces, soaked them in boiling water for a short time, then pureed them in a food processor. Not sure it was necessary to soak them first. I used only one can of beans, not two, and pureed just part of the can. This would have been too thick with two cans of beans. I used 'homestyle' egg noodles in place of fettuccine. I used oregano in place of rosemary. I added 1/8 t. red pepper flakes.

I give this 5 stars.