Sausage and bean soup with pasta

Pasta and macaroni Italian cuisine

1 cup dried cannellini or cellini beans or 1 15-ounce can of any beans you like, drained 1 pound ground sausage, turkey or pork ½ medium onion, diced ½ medium carrot, diced 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 15-ounce can diced tomatoes 6 to 8 cups chicken broth 1 teaspoon dried thyme 1 bay leaf salt and pepper 1 cup ditalini pasta, or any small pasta grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese