Pasta e Fagioli
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 carrots chopped
- 1 celery stalk chopped
- pinch crushed red pepper flakes
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 onion chopped
- handful fresh parsley chopped
- 26 oz crushed tomatoes
- 30 oz canned cannellini beans drained and rinsed
- 2 cups water
- 4 cups low sodium vegetable broth
- 2 dried bay leaves
- 1 ½ cups ditalini pasta or other small shaped pasta
Instructions
- In a large soup pot, heat the olive oil on medium high heat.
- Add the onion,carrots, celery and a pinch of salt and sauté for about 3-4 minutes until slightly softened and onion becomes translucent.
- Add in the garlic, oregano, crushed red pepper and sauté until fragrant about 30 seconds.
- Stir in the crushed tomatoes, water, broth, parsley and bay leaves and bring to a soft boil.
- While soup is coming to boil, blend HALF of the beans in a food processor with about a half cup of the soup broth.
- Carefully, transfer the pureed bean mixture into the soup and stir until completely combined. This may take a minute or two.
- Add the remaining whole beans and reduce heat to a simmer.
- Cook for about 15 minutes then add in the pasta.
- Cook pasta in the soup until pasta is al dente.
- Carefully remove pot from heat and remove the bay leaves.
- Ajust seasonings and serve with garlic bread or favorite rustic style bread (if desired).
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Nutrition
Serving: 8Calories: 430kcalCarbohydrates: 77gProtein: 19gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gSodium: 667mgPotassium: 1230mgFiber: 12gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 5368IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 176mgIron: 7mg
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