Quick and Spicy Tomato Soup

I took this recipe from Giada De Laurentiis and used vegetable broth to make it completely meat free.  This is also a WW friendly recipe.

Quick and Spicy Tomato Soup

3 tbsp. olive oil
2 carrots peeled and chopped
1 small onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 26oz. jar marinara sauce
2 14oz. cans chicken broth
1 15oz. can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes
1/2 C. pastina or any small pasta
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper

Warm the olive oil in a large soup pot over medium high heat.  Add the carrots, onion, and garlic and saute until soft, about 2 minutes.  Add the jar of marinara sauce, chicken broth, cannellini beans, red pepper flakes, pasta, salt and pepper.  Simmer for 10 minutes.  Ladle into bowls and serve.