Pasta and bean soup (Pasta e fagioli)

INGREDIENTS

• 90ml/3¼fl oz extra virgin olive oil
• 1 onion
• 2 garlic
• ½ tsp dried chilli
• 600g/1lb 5oz mixed vegetables
• 3-4 pinches dried mixed herbs (such as rosemary
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 litre/1¾ pints chicken or vegetable stock
• 80g/2¾oz dried pastapenne
• 1 x 400g/14oz can beans (such as cannellini, borlotti, haricot or chickpeas
• 2 fresh bay leaves
• 50g/2oz freshly grated parmesan
• 1 large or 2 small very ripe tomatoes, finely chopped