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Italian Pasta Fagioli Recipe

A cozy vegetable loaded soup that comes together in less than an hour!
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Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 10

Ingredients

  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 yellow onion, diced
  • 3 medium carrots, diced
  • 1 pound sweet Italian Sausage, casings removed
  • 4 Tablespoons Poultry Better Than Bouillon (or 8 chicken bouillon cubes)
  • 3 Tablespoons Italian Seasoning
  • 1 Tablespoon light brown sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 8 cups water
  • 2 (10.75 oz) cans condensed tomato soup
  • 2 (14.5 oz) cans diced tomatoes
  • 1 (14.5 oz) can green beans, drained
  • 1 (15 oz) can sweet yellow corn, drained
  • 1 (15 oz) can cannellini beans, drained + rinsed
  • 1 (15 oz) can kidney beans, drained + rinsed
  • 4 oz ditalini pasta (1 cup) (or or any kind of paste, but don’t use chickpea pasta)
  • 1/2 cup grated parmesan

Instructions

STOVETOP VERSION:

  • In a large stock pan, add the olive oil, onion, carrots, and sausage. Saute for 4 minutes, breaking up the sausage with the back of a spoon as it cooks.
  • Add the bouillon, Italian seasoning, brown sugar, garlic powder, fennel, and salt.
  • Add the water, tomato soup, tomatoes, green beans, corn, and beans. Bring to a boil.
  • Reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes uncovered.
  • Add the pasta and simmer for 20 more minutes. Stir the soup often to prevent the pasta from sticking to the bottom of the pot.
  • Taste and season with salt if needed. Stir in an extra cup of water if the soup is too thick.
  • Stir in the parmesan. Taste and season with more salt if needed. Serve!

CROCKPOT VERSION:

  • Brown sausage in a skillet. Add all soup ingredients except pasta to a crockpot. Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours.
  • When there is 15 minutes remaining, cook pasta in a separate pot for 2 minutes less than package instructions. You want the pasta to be just under cooked so it doesn’t get mushy in the soup.
  • Add the cooked pasta to the soup.
  • Stir in the parmesan. Taste and season with more salt if needed. Serve!

Nutrition

Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 295kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 9g