"Pasta Fagioli or Pasta with Beans is a comfort food from my childhood. The proper name is Pasta e Fagioli, and is categorized as a soup instead of a pasta. It was often served on Fridays when we did not eat meat. Southern Italians called it Pasta Fazool, based on their Italian dialect word for...Read More..."
INGREDIENTS
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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4 cloves garlic chopped
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1/2 cup carrots diced
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½ cup onions (diced)
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½ cup celery (diced)
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½ cup white potato (peeled and diced)
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½ cup tomato chopped
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6 - 7 cups chicken broth or stock
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2 cans of drained white northern beans or navy beans or mix
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1 head escarole trimmed (cleaned and chopped or small bag of spinach)
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½ cup uncooked ditalini pasta
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1 cup uncooked ditalini (cooked to use on the side, optional)
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rosemary (½ tsp.)
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red pepper flakes (½ tsp.)
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parmesan cheese (grated)
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salt and pepper to taste