Pasta Fagioli Recipe is with Pasta and Beans if learning How to Make Pasta Fagioli

A pasta fagioli recipe always consists of beans and pasta plus other ingredients if learning how to make pasta fagioli.This traditional Italian dish or soup, depending on the thickness, started as a peasant dish. It is cheap to make because it originally was made a vegetarian recipe. Today there are many versions of pasta e fagioli; much of it depends on the products in season.

The basic ingredients in pasta fagioli are olive oil, some form of beans and pasta, tomatoes or tomato sauce, spices, garlic and onions. In restaurants serving this delicious soup you will find a variety of beans and pastas, beef, prosciutto or pancetta in their recipes.

PASTA AND BEANS SOUP RECIPE

• 1 Cup dry cannellini beans


• Water


• 2 Tablespoons olive oil


• 1 Pound ground beef


• 1 Large chopped onion


• 2 Stalks diced celery


• 5 Cloves minced garlic


• 1 Teaspoon oregano


• ¼ Teaspoon sage


• ¼ Teaspoon rosemary


• 2 Cup beef stock


• 1 Large can diced tomatoes


• ½ Cup pasta


• 1/8 Teaspoon red pepper flakes-optional


• Salt/pepper to taste

Cover beans with water, bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer until tender.

Add olive oil to a large heavy cooking pot. Add ground beef with onion, celery and garlic. Cook until ground beef is done. Add beef stock, oregano, rosemary, sage, cooked beans and tomatoes. Cook for 20 minutes. Add pasta, pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Cook until pasta is tender.

PASTA FAGIOLI RECIPE a vegetarian soup recipe

• 10 Ounces dry navy beans, sorted and rinsed


• 3 ½ Cups cold water


• 2/3 Cup vegetable oil


• 3 Tablespoons vegetable oil


• 1 Bay leaf


• 3 Cloves garlic


• 1 ½ Teaspoons salt


• 3 Diced carrots


• 2 Stalks sliced celery


• 1 Large chopped onion


• 2 Cloves crushed garlic


• 1 Teaspoon dried oregano


• ½ Teaspoon dried basil


• 8 Peeled chopped tomatoes


• 8 Ounces pasta (shells, elbow etc.)

Place beans in Dutch oven with water; let set overnight at room temperature to soak.

Add 2/3 cup oil, bay leaf, whole garlic cloves and salt; simmer 2 to 3 hours or until the beans are tender.

Remove and discard bay leaf.

Sauté carrots, celery and onion in 3 tablespoons oil until soft.

Add crushed garlic and seasonings; simmer 30 minutes.

Add tomatoes and cook 10 minutes.

Cook pasta in boiling water until just tender; drain.

Combine vegetables and pasta with the beans; cover and simmer 10 minutes.

Serve with fresh grated Parmesan cheese.

For more delicious soup recipes check below.

• Split pea soup recipe


• French onion soup


• Squash soup recipe

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