Pasta Fagioli
Beans, pasta and tomato in one pot — Pasta Fagioli Soup, Crockpot Pasta Fagioli, the Olive Garden copycat and Noanie's version, for cold weeknights.
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- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 cup Diced Onion
- 2 tbsp Minced Garlic
- 1 cup Chopped Carrots
- 30 oz Cannellini Beans
- 15 oz Tomato Sauce
- 1 Bay Leaf
- 1/2 tsp Dried Basil
- 1/2 tsp Dried Parsley
- 1/2 tsp Dried Oregano
- 1/2 tsp Pepper
- 1/4 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
- 4 cups Vegetable Broth
- 2 cups Water
- 1 cup Ditalini Pasta
Instructions
- 1Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Once heated, sauté onion, garlic, and carrots for about 5 minutes.
- 2Add tomato sauce, bay leaf, basil, parsley, oregano, pepper, red pepper flakes, stock, and water. Mix until well combined then bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat and let simmer for about 15 minutes.
- 3Drain and rinse beans.
- 4Add pasta and beans and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
- 5Once pasta is al dente, remove bay leaf and enjoy!
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Pasta fagioli is what you make when the fridge is thin and folks are still hungry. A little ground beef or sausage, a can or two of beans, a handful of ditalini, and supper stretches as far as it needs to.
Cooks on Pepper reach for this collection on cold weeknights, when they want something hot on the stove by six and leftovers for lunch the next day.
Every recipe here is a real pot of it: Pasta Fagioli Soup with onion and garlic, a beef version, Crockpot Pasta Fagioli with ground sausage and ditalini, the Olive Garden copycat with white and kidney beans, and Noanie's Pasta Fagioli from southern Italy.
Quick Tips
- 1
Brown the meat first
Cook the ground beef or sausage 6 to 8 minutes until it's got some color, then pour off all but a tablespoon of fat before the onions go in.
- 2
Cook the pasta separate
Boil the ditalini on its own and spoon it into bowls, or it will drink up your broth overnight and turn to mush.
- 3
Mash some beans
Smash about half a cup of the white beans against the side of the pot to thicken the broth without any flour.
- 4
Simmer low and slow
After the tomatoes go in, keep it at a bare simmer for 25 to 30 minutes so the carrots and celery go soft and the flavors come together.
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