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Pasta e Fagioli

Italian pasta and bean soup: thick, cheap, mostly pantry, and better the next day.

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Prep
10 min
Cook
30 min
Total
40 min
Makes
6 bowls
Difficulty
easy

Peasant food in the best sense. Beans, small pasta, tomatoes, and vegetables simmer into something between a soup and a stew, and mashing a few beans makes the broth silky.

Ingredients

Gear

  • large pot

Method

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  1. Soften

    Heat the oil in the pot over medium and cook the onion, carrots, and celery until soft.

  2. Aromatics

    Stir in the garlic, Italian seasoning, and pepper flakes for a minute.

  3. Simmer

    Add the tomatoes, beans, stock, and salt and bring to a boil. Mash some of the beans against the side of the pot with a spoon.

  4. Pasta

    Add the pasta and simmer uncovered, stirring often, until it is tender.

  5. Finish

    Stir in the spinach until it wilts. Serve with plenty of parmesan.

Notes

  • tipThe pasta soaks up broth as it sits. Thin leftovers with water or stock.
  • variationBrown a pound of Italian sausage before the vegetables for a meatier version.