Pasta Fagioli (Bean) Soup With Smoked Ham

Name: Pasta Fagioli (Bean) Soup With Smoked Ham
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 (15 1/2 ounce) cans dark red kidney beans, drained; 1 (12 1/2 ounce) can Italian-style diced tomatoes; 2 1/2 cups rotini pasta, uncooked; 6 cups chicken broth; 8 ounces smoked ham, diced; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 whole onions, chopped; 2 carrots, sliced small; 1/2 teaspoon dried basil; 1/2 teaspoon oregano; 1/2 red bell pepper, diced; 2 -4 garlic cloves, chopped fine; 3/4 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon pepper; 1/3 cup scallion, sliced; 1/2 cup parmesan cheese

Submitted by Tim_John

"Classic Cuisine"

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Ready In:: 1hr 5mins
Ingredients:: 17
Serves:: 8

ingredients

2 (15 1/2 ounce) cans dark red kidney beans, drained
1 (12 1/2 ounce) can Italian-style diced tomatoes
2 ¹⁄₂ cups rotini pasta, uncooked
6 cups chicken broth
8 ounces smoked ham, diced
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 whole onions, chopped
2 carrots, sliced small
¹⁄₂ teaspoon dried basil
¹⁄₂ teaspoon oregano
¹⁄₂ red bell pepper, diced
2 -4 garlic cloves, chopped fine
³⁄₄ cup fresh mushrooms, sliced
¹⁄₈ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₈ teaspoon pepper
¹⁄₃ cup scallion, sliced
¹⁄₂ cup parmesan cheese

directions

In a large stock pot, saute' onions,carrots and pepper in olive oil until tender. Add garlic,basil,oregano and ham Cook for 2 minutes. Add diced tomatoes, crushing them until they have a thick consistency.
Add chicken stock and kidney beans, bring to a boil and stir in Rotini, boil until pasta is done. Scoop off excess fat.
Remove from heat. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add mushrooms, Cover and set aside for about 5 minutes. Top with Parmesan cheese and scallions before serving.

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Reviews

Verra tasty. I don't use ham, so I used some home-smoked turkey (a wing), and used it to make some of the stock. I also doubled down on the basil, oregano, and garlic, as I am a spice ho, and I have yet to see too many recipes that couldn't be improved with a larger amount of spices than what's called for. Seems to me that most published recipes are way timid about using spices. <br/><br/>And, as I had no rigatoni, I used ditaloni. I also wasn't brave enough to try 4 "cloves" of cloves. I did use garlic. Now that I've tasted the soup, I'm thinking cloves would have made this soup taste way weird.<br/><br/>I thank the PTB for the 'Net and Food.com. An endless assortment of recipes so I never have to cook the same thing twice! Unless it was THAT tasty, of course...lol

Sage0925
my guess is that the 4 cloves finely chopped refer to garlic and not the spice.

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