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Pasta e Fagioli served in wide mouth mason jars with colourful spoons
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5 from 2 votes

Pasta e Fagioli

This Pasta e Fagioli is a quick and easy soup recipe that everyone will love! It's chock full of flavour and deliciousness. 
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Dinner, Soup
Cuisine: American
Keyword: pasta e fagioli, soup recipe
Servings: 8
Calories: 472kcal
Author: Kim Beaulieu

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 pound mild Italian Sausage casing removed
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 medium sweet onion diced
  • 3 medium carrots diced
  • 3 stalks celery diced
  • 3 cloves garlic pressed
  • ¼ cup chicken broth
  • 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
  • 6 cups chicken broth
  • 15 ounces diced plum tomatoes
  • 30 ounces white kidney beans rinsed, soaked, precooked for 10 minutes
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon dried sweet basil
  • 3 whole bay leaves discard before serving
  • 2 tablespoon parmesan cheese heaping
  • 1 ½ cups mini shell pasta
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 pinch pepper

Optional Garnish:

  • fresh Parmesan cheese grated over top
  • fresh parsley
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Instructions

  • In a large frying pan brown your sausage over medium-high heat. Transfer to a large stock pot but do not clean frying pan.
  • While the meat is cooking I boiled my beans for 10 minutes. Good trick for those with tummy woes.
  • In the same frying pan, add butter and let it start to melt and glisten. Then add your onions, carrots and celery. Cook over medium heat for about 15 minutes, or until tender and golden in colour.
  • Add garlic and cook for about 30 to 60 seconds longer.
  • Add the ¼ cup chicken broth and vinegar to deglaze the pan (basically boil and scrape the bits stuck on bottom, there's flavour in that stuff!).
  • Pour that liquid into your stock pot.
  • Add the broth, tomatoes, beans, tomato paste, basil, bay leaves, and parmesan to the pot. Bring it to a good boil, letting it bubble for a few minutes, then reduce heat and simmer for about 15 minutes. You can add more broth if needed.
  • Add the pasta and simmer for another 6 to 10 minutes, depending which pasta you choose. Basically al dente is the time the package calls for minus 1 minute.
  • Season with spice.
  • Serve with a big old I love soup smile!

Nutrition

Calories: 472kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 1202mg | Potassium: 976mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 4088IU | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 107mg | Iron: 4mg