This Pasta Fagioli Soup Recipe is a classic Italian comfort food. It’s a recipe that resembles Olive Garden’s Pasta Fagioli, which I happen to love. Perfect for cold winter nights and crisp summer evenings. Come on in and I’ll share the recipe for Delicious and Easy Pasta Fagioli…
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Pasta Fagioli Recipe
One fall Saturday afternoon, I had the bright idea to make soup over the fire pit. I didn’t have a whole lot in the pantry. All I could find were canned beans and some Italian Sausage.
If you are looking for soup recipes, then you might like some of my other soup recipes like my Copy-Cat Cracker Barrel Vegetable Soup, Olive Garden Copy-Cat Minestrone, or Split Pea Soup
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Thank goodness, this Pasta Fagioli recipe has ingredients that are inexpensive and easy to find.
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I found a recipe that resembled Olive Garden’s Pasta Fagioli, which I love. Instead of ground beef, I used Hot Italian Sausage. It gives the recipe a little kick, but not so much of a kick that it’s too spicy. Of course, you can change from spicy sausage to mild, or do half and half for a little less heat.
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Either way, I think you’ll love it.
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Here’s my recipe for this Olive Garden Copycat Pasta Fagioli:
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Copy Cat Olive Garden Pasta Fagioli
Ingredients
- 1 Pound of Hot Italian Sausage – with sausage casing removed
- 2 medium onions vidalia – chopped
- 2 large Carrots – Sliced or chopped
- 6 stalks celery – Chopped
- 6 cloves garlic – Chopped
- 2 29- oz. diced tomatoes – do not drain
- 2 15- oz. red kidney beans – do not drain
- 2 15- oz. great northern beans – do not drain
- 1 29 oz. tomato sauce
- 28 oz. V8 Juice
- 2 Tbsp. white vinegar
- 1&1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. oregano
- 2 tsp. ground pepper
- 1 tsp. ground pepper
- 1 tsp. thyme
- 1 16 oz. ditali pasta
Instructions
- I used a cast iron kettle, but if you are doing this stove top, use a large dutch oven
- Cook the sausage, with the casings removed, just like you would ground beef
- Leave the fat from the sausage in the pot, and add the onion, carrots, celery, and garlic
- Cook over medium/high heat for about 10 minutes, or until vegetables are tender
- Add remaining ingredients, bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer
- Place lid on soup, and simmer for about an hour
- When soup is just about finished, cook your ditali pasta according to the package instructions
- Drain pasta, and add to the soup
- Serve with grated Parmesan Cheese!
Notes
Nutrition
You’ll Need: (This serves a very large family or group of friends! There’s about 30 servings here! Freeze leftovers for cold winter nights!)
~Melissa – KidFriendlyThingsToDo.com