"Really good recipe! I followed it almost exactly as written but added some more tomatoes and kept the bacon pieces in the soup (used that instead of pancetta). I let it simmer 2 1/2 hours for the beans to get even softer. The soup got thicker after boiling the pasta since the starch is a thickener. Added some fresh grated asiago, Kosher salt a"

"I don't understand why I got all these ingredients, spent all the time prepping and then ruined it all with the chicken broth. It looked perfect, just like the picture until I added the chicken broth. It wiped out all the special flavors and made it soupy, just like bland, generic Chinese food. I would like to make again but without the broth. I will also add more garlic and spice."