Pasta e fagioli recipe -healthy and delicious!
Pasta e fagioli soup! This recipe tastes almost identical to Olive Garden’s pasta e fagioli (one of my all time favorites)! Not only is this recipe hearty and delicious but it is also pretty healthy! Perfect for a cold winter day.
We’ve been making this soup for a couple of years now and it is one of my families favorites! Everyone loves it. I found this recipe in a church cook book my mom gave me and have adjusted the recipe a bit since the first time I made it. I always like to play with the seasoning and measurements and try adding new things. It makes cooking fun!
We made this soup again last night and I knew I had to snap some pictures to share with you. We played in the snow all afternoon and this was the perfect meal to end our day. It is so so good and surprisingly easy to make!
Pasta e fagioli recipe
Yield: 6-8
Ingredients:
- 1lb hamburger
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp white pepper
- 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
- 3/4 cup shredded carrots
- 1 cup celery
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 11.5 oz can original V-8 juice
- 1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes
- 1 15 oz can tomato sauce
- 1 cup water
- 1 15 oz can kidney beans
- 1 15oz can great northern beans
- 1 TB red wine vinegar (can substitute for white vinegar)
- 1 tsp dried basil leaves
- 1/2 tsp ground oregano
- 1/2 tsp ground thyme
- 1 1/2 cups uncooked ditalini pasta
Directions:
In a large pan brown the hamburger over medium heat. Add in salt and pepper and stir until combined. Add the onion, carrots, celery and garlic then sauté for about 5 minutes. Next add in the V-8 juice, tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, beans, vinegar and seasonings. Then simmer on medium-low heat for about 30 minutes. Stir occasionally.
Once the soup has been cooking for about 20 minutes, boil the pasta with 2 quarts of water over high heat for about 10 minutes. Drain, and then combine with soup.
Enjoy with grated parmesan.
Notes- If you want to thin the soup, add another can of v-8 juice.
This recipe freezes up well too! You’ll love it!
Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day! :)
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This looks sooo good. I want a bowl right now!
Yum! This bowl of soup looks fabulous. I love trying out “old” recipes, especially when they come from church ladies – they always make the best food.
Seriously…some of my very favorite recipes come from my grandma and the cute ladies at church! Hope you enjoy this soup! :)
I am going to have to try this recipe! Looks delicious!
This looks AMAZING!
Looks yummy!
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Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment! :) This soup is one of our favorites. I’ll have to check out your blog as well!
Pinned this! Looks so wonderful. That’s my go to OG soup, so can’t wait to make it at home. Now to find a breadstick copycat recipe… :)
It’s my go soup at Olive Garden too…so yummy! I’m glad for ladies I know that pass on delicious recipes! :)
Made this today for lunch and even my 4.5 year old liked it! Thanks so much for sharing.
Sounds yummy! what are the estimated number of servings?
Hi Sandy! This soup serves 6-8. :)
Thanks. Made the soup and it was delicious! Thanks for sharing!
Made this tonight, and while the taste is yummy, there wasn’t enough broth and too many noodles! So I’ll halve the noodles next time and create more broth. Thumbs up!
Hi Erin! Thanks for your comment, my sister thought the same things so I updated to recipe to 1 1/2 cups of noodles instead of 2. If you want the soup thinner, you can definitely add another can of V8 and it will taste just as great! :)
Looks delicious. Did you use fresh or ground thyme?
Thanks Katie! I use ground thyme! :)
Hi, has anyone tried this using fresh tomatoes diced? If so, how many tomatoes did you need to use? Thanks. I bought everything for this recipe except those – canned tomatoes are not my thing.
Hi! Just wondering, do you drain the meat, the beans and/or the tomatoes before you add them? Thanks, I’m looking forward to trying this recipe!
Hi Amanda! I drained and rinsed the beans, did not drain the tomatoes, and only skimmed any fat off the meat (mine was very lean, so that step wasn’t needed). :)