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5 from 1 vote

Pasta Fagioli

Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour
Course: Soup
Keyword: cooking, food, Pasta, recipe
Author: Barbara Schieving

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.

Notes

adapted from Fake Ginger