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A hearty Italian soup loaded with sausage, beans, pasta, and veggies. It’s a one pot meal that’s quick and easy to make.
I’m a little addicted to the Pasta Fagioli soup at Toscano Italian Bistro. I went on a quest to find a great recipe so I could make it at home. I found a wonderful recipe that is similar at Fake Ginger.
The Pasta Fagioli at the restaurant doesn’t include sausage, but it sounded like a great addition. I used a ground chicken sausage from Harmons. I also decided to up the veggies and added a zucchini and some spinach at the end of the cooking time.
This soup was a hit with my family, and it’s going to make a regular appearance at our dinner table.
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Pasta Fagioli
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 carrot peeled & chopped
- 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 1 stalk celery chopped
- 1 lb. ground sausage or ground beef
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- ½ – 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes to taste
- 2 15- ounce cans crushed tomatoes
- 1 14 oz. can chicken broth
- 1 can cannellini beans drained and rinsed
- 1 cup ditalini or other small pasta
- 1 small zucchini diced
- 1 cup spinach chopped
- Parmesan cheese for serving
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium high heat. Sauté onion about 2 minutes until it begins to soften. Add celery and carrots and cook, stirring frequently, for another 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook just until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
- Add the sausage to the pot and cook until the sausage is no longer pink, crumbling it as it cooks. Stir in Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, tomatoes and chicken broth.
- Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes.
- Stir in the beans and pasta. (Add an extra cup of stock or water if it’s boiled down too much.) Simmer for 6- 8 minutes or until pasta is almost tender. Add zucchini and spinach and cook until zucchini is tender and spinach is wilted.
- Serve piping hot with Parmesan cheese.
Coleens Recipes
We are in SERIOUS soup season here, I’m looking forward to trying this recipe, thank you for sharing.
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella
This soup is like a big hug from a mum! Which is very appropriate mum! xxx
teresa
mmm, so hearty and warming, love it!
Ann
When are you supposed to add the zucchini and spinach?
Barbara
Thanks Ann – I’ve updated the recipe.
Becky at Vintage Mixer
This reminds me of our fun evening together! That soup did taste wonderful… especially for you I bet, after waiting to get your car fixed!!!
Susan
I love pasta fagioli! This looks like a wonderful version and one I would enjoy on this damp, cold evening.
Juliana
Wow Barbara, this looks delicious, so tasty and so comforting…especially that the weather is so cold.
Hope you are having a wonderful week 🙂
Anne
Looks so much better than the restaurant version! Love the extra vegetables – and the spinach!
Claire @ Claire K Creations
This looks like one to stash away for when the weather cools down. Yum yum yum!
Cookin' Canuck
This is the kind of soup I could eat everyday for lunch. Lots of veggies, lots of pasta and plenty of flavor. Perfect, Barbara!
JG
This is definitely a soup we would like! I’m bookmarking this. Thanks!
~Judy
Alison @ Ingredients, Inc
looks wonderful and perfect for this time of year
Ally's Sweet & Savory Eats
I just made a soup very similar last week and blogged about it – so yummy!
Sally @ sally's baking addiction
mmmm. it’s cold here in baltimore today, so i’d love to warm up with a hearty soup like this. looks incredible.
Baltic Maid
This soups looks delicious. We’re in a snowstorm right now, and a bowl of this soup would certainly warm me up… Thanks for sharing
Amy
Sounds like a comforting soup for the cold winter. I would love a bowl of this yummy soup in my hands (and tummy). I love that you add sausage in it, that must have added so much flavor. YUM!
Tracy
Mmm, perfect comfort food…and, I love one pot meals so this is perfect!
Bonnie
Yummmm…You know we love soup around my house. Love the addtional veggies. I could eat a few bowls of this one.
Ashley @ Kitchen Meets Girl
This looks so warm and comforting! We’ve all been battling the flu around my house, so a big bowl of this yummy soup is probably just what we need. YUM.
Rosa
Delicious and so comforting! A great dish.
Cheers,
Rosa