Smoked Pulled Chicken Chili

Name: Smoked Pulled Chicken Chili
Ingredients: 1 brown onion, diced; 2 to 3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped; 1 tsp Mixed Italian Spices (Masterfoods brand); 500g/17.6 ounces smoked chicken (about 4 large drumsticks); 2 x 400g/14.1 ounces canned tomato (I used whole tomatoes); 1 x 420g /14.8 ounces canned beans (I used four beans mix), rinsed & drained; Salt to taste; Sugar to taste; Freshly ground black pepper; A handful of finely grated cheese to serve; 500g/17.6 ounces of small pasta (I used gifted San Remo Artisan Pasta (Caserecce), courtesy of); Recently boiled water to cook the pasta