Simmer the vegetables

• Put the carrot, celery, onion and garlic in a saucepan with the water.
• Simmer until the vegetables are soft.

Blend the veggie broth

• Blend the vegetables with their cooking water until smooth.
• Thin the broth with more water as you like, or use half veggie broth and half chicken broth.

Cook the pasta in the broth

• Add the small pasta shapes to the broth.
• Simmer over medium-low until the pasta has absorbed the broth.

Make it creamy

• Season with salt and stir in the butter.
• Add the marinara sauce for a Spaghettios-style flavor.
• Stir until nice and creamy.

Serve

• Serve topped with grated Parmesan and cracked black pepper.
• Optionally add peas, beans or diced chicken.