Easy Pasta Fagioli

 

This easy pasta fagioli recipe is typical Italian hearty winter fare. Serve in bowls with a grating of Parmesan cheese, crusty bread, and salad.

Prep Time: 10 mins. Cook Time: 30 mins. Total Time: 40 mins. Servings: 4 

 

Ingredients :

    1 tablespoon olive oil

    1 carrot, diced

    1 stalk celery, diced

    1 thin slice onion, diced

    ½ teaspoon chopped garlic

    4 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce

    1 (14 ounce) can chicken broth

    1 tablespoon dried parsley

    ½ tablespoon dried basil leaves

    freshly ground black pepper to taste

    1 ½ cups ditalini pasta

    1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed

Directions :

    Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add carrot, celery, and onion; cook and stir until soft. Add garlic and sauté briefly. Stir in tomato sauce, chicken broth, parsley, basil, and pepper; simmer for 20 minutes.

    Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ditalini pasta and cook for 8 minutes or until al dente; drain.

    Add beans and cooked pasta to soup; simmer until heated through, 1 or 2 minutes.