Red Bean Stew With Pasta (Pasta Fagioli)

Name: Red Bean Stew With Pasta (Pasta Fagioli)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 11 min
Total time: 26 min
Yield: 4 1-1/2 cups, 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 1/2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms; 1 cup sliced carrot; 1 1/2 cups water; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained; 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained; 1 (14 ounce) can less sodium beef broth; 1 cup uncooked penne pasta; 2 tablespoons prepared pesto sauce; 1/4 cup grated fresh parmesan cheese

Submitted by Bizzy-Bee

"From Cooking Light Magazine. Simple and delicious."

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photo by Tinkerbell

Ready In:: 26mins
Ingredients:: 11
Yields:: 4 1-1/2 cups
Serves:: 4

ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 ¹⁄₂ cups sliced fresh mushrooms
1 cup sliced carrot
1 ¹⁄₂ cups water
¹⁄₄ teaspoon black pepper
1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
1 (14 ounce) can less sodium beef broth
1 cup uncooked penne pasta
2 tablespoons prepared pesto sauce
¹⁄₄ cup grated fresh parmesan cheese

directions

Heat olive oil in a dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and carrot; saute 4 minutes.
Stir in water and the next 4 ingredients (through broth). Cover, bring to a boil.
Stir in pasta: cook, uncovered, for 11 minutes or until pasta is done.
Stir in pesto; sprinkle each serving with cheese.

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Reviews

We wanted meat in ours--so I added 1# ground beef and a chopped onion. I was impressed with how GOOD it tasted since I made it at 4 & we ate at 6. Usually this type of soup/stew tastes best a day or 2 later....so I'm waiting to see how wonderful it will be tomorrow for lunch! Thanks!

smidgentigre smith
Yesterday was a cold and rainy day. My family slept in so long that it seemed too late to make breakfast, but they were headed out to run some errands, so I decided to get them all warmed up with this soup first. What a wonderful surprise! No one could believe it was ready in less than 30 minutes and everyone loved the flavor. I used some baby portabellas, rough-chopped baby carrots and mini-Penne pasta. I didn't have pesto on hand, as I usually make it homemade, so I subbed with about a 1/2 teaspoon of dried basil. This stew was hearty, filling, and tasted delicious! I'll definitely make it again. Thanks for sharing, Bizzy-Bee! Made & enjoyed for the Spring 2012 Pick-A-Chef event.

Tinkerbell