Pasta e Fagioli Soup
Delicious soup your family will love! Pasta e Fagioli also knows as pasta and beans.
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef or Italian sausage
- 1 medium sized onion peeled and chopped
- 2 carrots scraped and chopped or sliced
- 2 stalks of celery chopped
- 1 15 ounce can diced tomatoes
- 1 14.5 ounce can red kidney beans, drained
- 1 14.5 ounce can white kidney beans or cannellini beans, drained
- 1 15 ounce can beef broth
- 1 8 ounce can tomato sauce
- 1 cup of your favorite spaghetti sauce I used tomato, basil and garlic pasta sauce
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano or Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 3 teaspoons dried parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon tabasco sauce optional
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup pasta ditalini could use shell pasta
Instructions
- Brown ground beef in a large stock pot on top of the stove and drain. Add remaining ingredients except pasta. Bring to a boil, turn down to simmer, add pasta.
- Cover and cook for 30 to 40 minutes or until pasta and vegetables are tender. Can serve with shredded parmesan cheese on top. Makes 8 to 10 servings.
Notes
This recipe can easily be made in the crockpot by browning the meat on the stovetop, drain and add to crockpot along with remaining ingredients except pasta. Add pasta the last 30 minutes of cooking. Cook on low for 7 to 8 hours or high 4 to 5 hours.