Pasta Fagioli Recipe

by Pasta-recipes-by-italians.com

Pasta Fagioli is a traditional Italian soup. You may serve it with a crisp salad and a hot loaf of garlic bread and you have a really nice meal! Serve with grated Parmesan cheese on top.


Pasta Fagioli Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 15oz Can Cannelli beans.

• Homemade chicken stock - Fill the empty bean can twice and add to the soup.

• 1/2 pound of Gemelli or Rotini pasta

• 2 handfuls of fresh spinach

• 1/2 chopped onion

• 2 cloves garlic sliced thin

• 1/4 pound of panchetta cut in small slices.

• Olive Oil

• Pinch fresh chopped parsley

• Pinch of crushed red pepper.

• Parmigiano to serve the soup with.


Preparation:

• Boil water and a healthy pinch of salt and cook the Gemelli or Rotini pasta.Cook the pasta al dente, drain and toss in a little olive oil until you're ready to serve the soup.

• In a sauce pan saute the panchetta on a low-medium heat until almost crispy but still tender.

• Now add some Olive Oil to the pan and start to saute the onions and garlic also on med/low heat until translucent.

• Take the can of cannelli beans and empty them into a pot along with the juice in the can.
Add your chicken broth, the sautéed onions, a splash of Olive Oil and bring to a boil.

• Now add your fully cooked Rotini or Gemelli pasta to the soup.
I like to add the spinach directly to the pot but add it last so it keeps that bright green color.

• If you like a little heat to your pasta fagioli recipe pinch some crushed red pepper and then a pinch of parsley. Serve it hot with parmigiano on the side.

Original Pasta Fagioli Recipe


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