Pasta Fagioli Soup- This is the best recipe I’ve ever had of this soup. It’s thick, rich and beyond delicious!
I love soup.
When the season changes from summer to fall and the air just begins to turn crisp, the first thing on my menu is this delicious soup.
This is the first soup I’m posting this season, so you know I have to share one that I think is really very special.
I got your back, my friend!
Let me take you to soup heaven.
Oh, this soup is special!!!
Pasta Fagioli soup is always a favorite, but this recipe is incredible!
It’s unbelievably rich and thick and hearty.
Everything you could ask for from a bowl of soup.
It’s full of beans, veggies, pasta, and cheese.
It’s thickened by the cooking method and the addition of the Parmesan cheese.
No need to put half of the HOT soup in a blender and hope you don’t sustain third-degree burns before dinner.
I say Yay to that!
Recipe Notes:
This recipe, as written, serves 4.
I always double it so I can have leftovers.
Frankly, I really love this soup, even more, the day after I make it.
I know, the pasta is a little mushy and you have to thin it out with a little water, but I think it’s even more delicious and that’s saying a lot.
Make sure you use a good low sodium chicken broth.
Because many of the ingredients in this soup have fairly high sodium if the chicken broth is also high sodium the soup can become too salty.
Yay, Fall!
The official season for SOUP!
More Soup Recipes!
- Tomato and Basil Soup – perfect for summer or winter, infused with a depth of flavors!
- Cheeseburger Soup – Loaded with chunks of meat, veggies, and cheesy broth!
- Easy Cream of Broccoli Soup – This soup is loaded with flavor and nutrition benefits!
- 15 Bean Soup – Grandma’s Easy Old Fashioned Recipe for 15 Bean Soup is perfect for cool winter nights. Warm, Thick and Hearty with a punch of smoky flavor in every bite!
Source: Chef Michael Ronis as seen in Carmines Family-Style Cookbook
Pasta Fagioli Soup
Ingredients
- 1 cup dried cannellini beans
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves thinly sliced
- 2 ounces pancetta or thick-sliced bacon
- 1 small yellow onion diced
- 1 medium carrot peeled and diced
- 1 celery rib diced
- 2 dried bay leaves
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary finely chopped
- 8 cups low sodium chicken broth
- 1 small ham hocks
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 4-5 canned plum tomatoes drained
- 2 ounces dried elbow or ditalini pasta
- 1 cup Parmesan cheese grated
Instructions
- Pour beans out on a cookie sheet and check for rocks. Rinse beans. In a large pot add dried beans and cover with 2 inches of water. Let soak at room temperature overnight. Drain and rinse beans.
- In a large saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and cook it, stirring, for about 1 minute or until golden. Add the pancetta and cook the mixture slowly so that the garlic and pancetta brown. Be careful to regulate the heat so the garlic only browns and does not burn. Add the onions and cook the mixture for 2 minutes, stirring. Add the carrots and celery and cook for about 3 minutes. Add the bay leaves, oregano, rosemary and saute the mixture for about 2 minutes or until the flavors meld. Add the stock and ham hock and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
- Add the drained beans to stock and bring it back to a boil. Boil for about 10 minutes. Using your hands crush the tomatoes and add to soup. Reduce the heat and simmer the soup about an hour or more until beans are tender but not mushy.
- Increase the heat and boil the soup, stirring often, for 8 to 10 minutes to intensify its flavors and let it reduce and thicken slightly.
- Reduce the heat to a simmer and add pasta. Cook until the pasta is just al dente about 12 to 14 minutes. Add cheese. Check to season and adjust as needed. Serve!
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Making another pot today LOL.
Can I come over?!?!!!
I’ve been waiting for the weather to cool down so I could try this. It is DELISH! I was concerned 2 oz. of pasta wouldn’t be enough, but it was perfect. Also, I didn’t use a ham hock because I try to stay away from nitrates so to make up for that lack of salty goodness, I used grated Romano instead of Parmesan. (I also threw a Parmesan rind into the broth at the beginning.) This is super tasty on a cold day and I’m so glad I found this recipe. It’s a keeper, as they say. Up next: your bolognese. Can’t wait.
Marianne so glad you made this. I adore this recipe. Wish I had a bowl right now 😉
Tried this delish Pasta E’Fogoli. It made a lot. As there are just two of us of course I saved it until the next and next and …….days. One suggestiion that I have as my brain went on hold I guess. cook your pasta, put in enough for what you will eat and store the rest in a plastic bag until the next time. It all turns to mush otherwise. We love this soup!!!