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Pasta Fagioli Soup Recipe

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Pasta Fagioli is a classic Italian soup combining tender cannellini beans, flavorful vegetables, and ditalini pasta in a savory tomato broth. This hearty, comforting dish can be made on the stovetop, Instant Pot, or crockpot, with clear instructions to ensure perfectly cooked pasta and rich flavors. It’s ideal for a warming meal any time of year.

Ingredients

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Vegetables and Aromatics

  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 cup diced onion
  • 2 tablespoons minced garlic
  • 1 cup quartered carrots

Beans and Tomato

  • 2 15 oz cans cooked cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 15 oz can tomato sauce
  • 1 dried bay leaf

Herbs and Spices

  • ½ teaspoon dried basil
  • ½ teaspoon dried parsley
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes

Liquids

  • 4 cups low sodium vegetable broth
  • 2 cups water

Pasta

  • 1 cup dry ditalini pasta

Instructions

  1. Heat olive oil: In a large pot, heat 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil over medium heat until shimmering.
  2. Sauté aromatics: Add diced onion, minced garlic, and quartered carrots to the pot. Cook for about 5 minutes until the onions are translucent and the vegetables soften.
  3. Add beans and seasonings: Stir in the rinsed and drained cannellini beans, tomato sauce, dried basil, parsley, oregano, black pepper, red pepper flakes, vegetable broth, water, and the dried bay leaf. Mix well.
  4. Bring soup to boil: Cover the pot and increase heat to high. Let the soup come to a boil, which will take about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking.
  5. Simmer and add pasta: Remove the lid, reduce heat to medium, and add the dry ditalini pasta. Stir and cook the pasta for about half of its recommended package time, ensuring it is undercooked since it will continue to soften in the soup.
  6. Finish and serve: Discard the bay leaf before serving. Stir soup and enjoy hot.
  7. Instant Pot option: Use the Sauté function to cook olive oil, onions, garlic, and carrots for 5 minutes. Add beans, tomato sauce, spices, broth, water, and pasta (without stirring). Seal and cook on high pressure for 2 minutes, then quick release. Discard bay leaf and serve. Note: pasta can overcook easily in Instant Pot, so an alternate suggestion is to cook pasta separately.
  8. Crockpot option: Sauté onions, garlic, and carrots on stovetop until soft. Add to crockpot with beans, tomato sauce, spices, broth, and water. Cook on low for 4-6 hours. Add pasta during last hour of cooking and stir. Discard bay leaf before serving. To avoid overcooked pasta, cooking separately is advised.

Notes

  • It is essential to undercook the pasta initially, as it will continue to cook and absorb broth after removal from heat.
  • Discard the bay leaf before serving to remove the tough texture and bitterness.
  • For Instant Pot and crockpot methods, pasta can overcook easily; consider cooking pasta separately to retain optimal texture.
  • Adjust broth amount if the soup becomes too thick after pasta absorption.
  • Using low sodium vegetable broth allows better control over saltiness.

Keywords: Pasta Fagioli, Italian soup, cannellini beans, ditalini pasta, vegetable soup, easy pasta soup, vegetarian pasta soup, comforting soup

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