Pasta E Fagioli
"Fagioli is the Italian word for beans. Serve this classic soup with thick crusty bread for a very wholesome dinner!"
photo by CountryLady
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 29.58 ml olive oil
- 14.79 ml chopped garlic
- 473.18 ml chopped onions
- 473.18 ml sliced carrots
- 236.59 ml sliced celery
- 236.59 ml chopped red pepper
- 59.14 ml chopped fresh basil or 14.79 ml dried basil
- 9.85 ml dried oregano
- 4.92 ml dried red pepper flakes
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 793.78 g can italian style plum tomatoes
- 19.71 ml condensed chicken broth (boullion)
- 709.77 ml boiling water
- 354.88 ml small sized pasta (I use shells)
- 396.89 g can red kidney beans, drained
- 396.89 g can white kidney beans, drained
- shaved parmesan cheese (preferably Parmigiano Reggiano)
directions
- Heat oil in a large heavy saucepan or Dutch oven.
- Add garlic& veggies and cook, stirring constantly, for a few minutes until onions are translucent.
- Stir in spices; add tomatoes with their liquid& concentrated chicken stock that has been dissolved in the boiling water.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Add pasta and continue cooking for another 15 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Taste& adjust seasoning.
- Stir in beans& cook for about 5 minutes longer to heat through.
- Ladle into soup bowls& top with a few shavings of Parmesan.
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Reviews
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Fantastic, Delicious, Healthy, and Easy are just a few of the superlatives that describe this hearty soup. I love to make soup and this one is as good as, or even better than any I've made...even my own recipes. I browned some hot Italian turkey sausage and added it in the begining with the vegetables, and at the end of the cooking time, I tossed in a couple of handfuls of baby spinach. I kept the seasoning the same, and it was perfect for our taste. I'm going to pass this recipe on to quite a few of my friends and family, CountryLady. A big thank you for this recipe! -
Very good. I added Italian Sausage to mine...which my husband loved. My kids aren't big on beans but they enjoyed it as well. Nice winter soup! -
Really yummy and I loved how many vegies I could get into this. I also included some green beans and silverbeet and used some homemade chilli sauce instead of the flakes.<br/><br/>Served with some buttered toast. Feeling delightfully full now, but not all that guilty hehe. -
followed the recipe as written and it it yumm-o -
THis is very YUMMY!! Its a keeper!!
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