Easy Pasta Fagioli

Description

Typical Italian hearty winter fare done easy! Serve in bowls with a grating of Romano or Parmesan cheese, crusty bread and salad.

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
  • freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon dried parsley
  • ½ tablespoon dried basil leaves
  • 1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 ½ cups ditalini pasta

Instructions

  1. Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add carrot
  2. celery
  3. and onion; cook and stir until soft. Add garlic and sauté briefly. Stir in tomato sauce
  4. chicken broth
  5. parsley
  6. basil
  7. and pepper; simmer for 20 minutes.
  8. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ditalini pasta and cook for 8 minutes or until al dente; drain.
  9. Add beans and cooked pasta to soup; simmer until heated through
  10. 1 or 2 minutes.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 40 mins

Servings: 4

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