Pasta Fagioli

Bev's Note:

You are going to love this one! This soup is chocked full of flavor and you can have it on the table in about 40 minutes. Be good to yourself and add a touch of freshly grated Parmesan cheese to top it off. I hope you will enjoy this recipe as much as I do.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup onion , chopped
• 3 cloves garlic , minced
• 2 (14 ½ ounce) cans Italian-style stewed tomatoes , undrained
• 3 cups reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth
• 1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans or 1 (15 ounce) can great northern beans , undrained
• ¼ cup fresh Italian parsley (chopped)
• 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• 4 ounces small shell pasta (uncooked)
• parmesan cheese , freshly grated (optional)

Directions:

1. Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat until hot.
2. Add onion and garlic to oil.
3. Sauté for 5 minutes or until onion is tender.
4. Stir in tomatoes with liquid, chicken broth, beans, parsley, basil and pepper.
5. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring occasionally.
6. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered for 10 minutes.
7. Add pasta.
8. Continue to simmer, covered for about 10 minutes or until pasta is tender.
9. Garnish with freshly grated Parmesan cheese if you desire.

Reviews

[Willimemo]

I liked this recipe, but would have liked a little bit more of a tomato flavor. I used to eat this dish in Italy all the time and it was close, but not the same. I wish I had taken one of the reviewers suggestions of putting the stewed tomatoes in a processor. The chunks are just too big next to the small shelled pasta. I will make this again, but may tweak it a little.

[Mikemac9]

Really good for the small time effort required. I allowed the soup to simmer for an hour on low, 10 minutes didn't seem like enough for a soup. Also, prepared the pasta separately to avoid it getting mush with leftovers. Good recipe for sure.

[tammy dalton]

I have to say I had my doubts about how good this would taste as simple as it is but WOW! DH told me this had to become a regular in the meal rotation. He did say, like some of the other posters, it would be best if the tomatoes were smaller. so next time they go in for food processor just enough to make them smaller. Bev, thank you so much for sharing! :)