Make Olive Garden’s Delicious Pasta Fagioli At Home
Servings: 20
Preparation duration: -1 minutes
Cooking duration: -1 minutes
Ingredients:
1 pound lean ground beef or ground turkey
1 teaspoon olive oil
3 cups onions, chopped
4 carrots, chopped
4 celery stalks, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 can (28 oz) tomatoes, diced
1 can (16 oz) red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (16 oz) white kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (16 oz) great northern beans, rinsed and drained
3 cans (10 oz) reduced-sodium beef broth
1 jar (24 oz) spaghetti, marinara, or pasta sauce, we used Prego's Heart Smart
1 zucchini, chopped
2 tablespoons Italian seasoning blend
2 teaspoons fresh ground pepper or to taste
6 ounces whole wheat penne pasta
Grated Parmesan cheese to top each bowl with, optional
Equipment:
pot
colander
ladle
bowl
Cooking instruction summary:
Brown beef in a large soup pot. Drain in a colander in sink. In the same pot, heat the olive oil. Add the onions, carrots, celery, and garlic and cook for 2 minutes. Stir often. Add the drained beef back to the pot. Stir in the canned tomatoes, beans, beef broth, spaghetti sauce, zucchini, water, Italian seasonings and pepper. Bring soup up to a boil. Turn heat to a simmer, cover and let cook for 50 minutes. Add pasta to the soup. Cover and cook for about 10 minutes longer until pasta is ready. Ladle soup into a small bowl or cup. Top with grated Parmesan cheese, if desired Makes 20 cups
Step by step:
1. Brown beef in a large soup pot.
2. Drain in a colander in sink.
3. In the same pot, heat the olive oil.
4. Add the onions, carrots, celery, and garlic and cook for 2 minutes. Stir often.
5. Add the drained beef back to the pot. Stir in the canned tomatoes, beans, beef broth, spaghetti sauce, zucchini, water, Italian seasonings and pepper.
6. Bring soup up to a boil. Turn heat to a simmer, cover and let cook for 50 minutes.
7. Add pasta to the soup. Cover and cook for about 10 minutes longer until pasta is ready.
8. Ladle soup into a small bowl or cup. Top with grated Parmesan cheese, if desired
9. Makes 20 cups
Nutrition Information:
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