Italian Black Bean Soup

INGREDIENTS

• 1 lbs of hot or sweet Italian sausage and option is also to use meatballs
• 1 medium onion diced
• 2 celery stalks chopped
• 2 carrots chopped
• 4 slices of pancetta chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 2/3 cup (1 can/16 oz) cooked Great Northern beans
• 1 2/3 cup (1 can/16 oz) black beans
• 1 2/3 cups (1 can/16 oz) of diced tomatoes and their juices
• 4 cups of chicken stock
• 1 tsp dried basil
• 1 tsp of paprika
• 2 tbsp of olive oil/coconut oil
• Salt and Pepper to taste