Pasta E Fagioli Soup
Pasta e Fagioli soup is a hearty Italian soup with ground beef, delicious beans, tender vegetables, and Ditalini pasta topped with freshly shredded Parmesan cheese. It’s a famous Olive Garden copycat recipe with great flavors that the whole family will love!
Servings 10
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 small onion diced
- 1 large carrot chopped
- 1 stalk celery chopped
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic or two garlic cloves minced
- 29 ounces diced tomatoes 2-14.5 ounce cans
- 15 ounces tomato sauce 1 can
- 15 ounces dark red kidney beans 1 can, do not drain
- 15 ounces Great Northern Beans 1 can, do not drain
- 1 Tablespoon white vinager
- 1½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon basil
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ½ teaspoon thyme
- 8 ounces Ditalini pasta
Instructions
- Brown the ground beef in a large stock pot or Dutch Oven larger than 5 Quarts over medium heat.
- Add the onion, carrot, celery, and garlic, and sauté for 10 minutes, until vegetables are tender.
- Add the remaining ingredients, except pasta, and simmer for 1 hour, stirring often.
- At 50 minutes into simmer time, cook the pasta according to package directions until al dente. Then drain the pasta and add it to the pot of soup. Simmer for 5-10 minutes.Finally, top servings with freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Enjoy!