Easiest Way to Cook Yummy Pasta Fagioli

Pasta Fagioli. The BEST Pasta e Fagioli Soup! And yes, it's even better than Olive Garden's!. This Italian style soup is loaded with hearty ground beef, fresh vegetables, creamy beans, tender pasta and delicious herbs all in a rich and savory broth.

When pasta is done, stir into sauce and bean mixture. In a saucepan, saute onion and garlic in butter and oil. Add broth; bring to a boil. You can cook Pasta Fagioli using 25 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Pasta Fagioli

1. You need 16 oz of chicken stock.
2. You need 16 oz of beef broth.
3. It's 1/2 pound of hot Italian sausage.
4. Prepare 1/2 pound of lean ground beef.
5. You need 1 cup of ditalini pasta.
6. Prepare 1 1/2 cup of fine diced yellow onion.
7. You need 1 cup of diced celery.
8. It's 1 cup of diced carrots.
9. You need 4 of large garlic cloves minced.
10. You need 2 tbsp of fresh minced basil.
11. It's 2 tbsp of fresh minced flat leaf parsley.
12. You need 15 oz of can diced tomatoes.
13. It's 15 oz of can red kidney beans.
14. It's 15 oz of can great northern beans.
15. You need 1 tsp of dried oregano.
16. It's 1 tsp of thyme.
17. Prepare 4 of rosemary sprigs.
18. You need 3 of bay leafs.
19. You need of Salt and pepper.
20. Prepare of Fresh Parmesan.
21. You need of Evo.
22. Prepare 6 oz of tomato paste.
23. It's 8 oz of tomato sauce.
24. It's 1/2 cup of water.
25. You need 2 tsp of white sugar.

Add the beans, tomatoes, spinach and salt. Pasta e fagioli, or just pasta fagioli. I knew—and loved—this dish years before I knew how to spell it. Growing up in New Jersey, pasta e fagioli is a staple on every red sauce place's menu, along with spaghetti and meatballs, lasagna, alfredo and cannolis.

Pasta Fagioli step by step

1. Cook the ground beef and sausage and set aside.
2. Add evo and sauté the carrots celery and onion for about 10 minutes and add the garlic and sauté for another 5.
3. Add all fresh and dried seasonings and mix well with the veggies and let cook about 5 minutes. Add the meat and mix well and let come together for a few minutes. Add the broth and stock, diced tomatoes and sauce, sugar, water and salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil then cover and simmer on medium for about 30 minutes.
4. After 30 minutes check if it needs salt and pepper and add the tomato paste and cook for an additional 20 minutes.
5. Add beans and pasta and cook for another 20 minutes covered.
6. Serve with fresh parmesan and crusty bread.

Wrap the thyme, rosemary, and bay leaf in a piece of cheesecloth and secure closed with kitchen twine. In a large, deep pot over medium heat, heat oil. Brown the ground beef in a large saucepan or pot over medium heat. This traditional Italian pasta fagioli recipe came from a local Italian restauranteur in my area. The flavors in his recipe are spot on.