Recipe - Pasta With White Beans And Tomatoes

1 tablespoon Olive oil
2 md Garlic cloves, chopped fine
1 small Onion, chopped fine
2 ounce Lightstyle ham, thinly
cut or sliced up , cut into 1/4by
1inch strips
One fourth cup Reduced chicken broth
1 cn Italian white beans (16 oz)
(cannellini) rinsed & dried
1 tablespoon Doubleconcentrate tomato
paste
1 tablespoon Fresh savory leaves, choppe
1 tablespoon Fresh basil, shredded
1 tablespoon Fresh Italian parsley,
chopped
2 teaspoon Sugar
1 teaspoon Dried oregano
Cooked Pasta

In a large skillet or saucepan, heat the oil with the garlic, onion, and
ham over moderatetohigh heat. When they begin to brown, after 3 to 5
minutes, add the broth, stirring and scraping to deglaze. Then add the
tomatoes, breaking them up with your hands, and stir in the remaining
ingredients. Simmer the sauce until it is thick but still slightly liquid,
about 15 minutes. Spoon over cooked pasta (medium to wide strands, ribbons,
tubes, or shapes). Note: to make reduced chicken broth, briskly boil 2 cups
of broth until it reduces down to 1 cup (approx. 15 minutes).

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