pasta e fagioli soup

Virginia Beach, VA
Updated on Feb 12, 2012

Why drive to Olive Garden when you can prepare this right in the comfort of your own kitchen....impress your family and friends with this robust, tasty soup that I sometimes refer to as "Italian Chili" ENJOY!!!!

prep time 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr 15 Min
method ---
yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground chuck
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 3 sticks celery stalks chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded matchstick carrots
  • 2 cloves minced garlic
  • 2 cans 14.5oz diced tomatoes
  • 1 can 15oz great northern beans (with liquid)
  • 1 can 15oz red kidney beans (with liquid)
  • 1 can 15oz tomato sauce
  • 2 cups v-8 vegetable juice
  • 1 tablespoon white vinegar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon oregano, dried
  • 1 teaspoon basil, dried
  • 1 teaspoon thyme, dried
  • 1 cup baby shell pasta uncooked

How To Make pasta e fagioli soup

  • Step 1
    Brown ground chuck in a large sauce pan, drain fat. Add onion, carrot, celery and garlic and saute for 10 minutes.
  • Step 2
    Add remaining ingredients except pasta and simmer for 1 hour
  • Step 3
    50 minutes into the simmer bring 2 qts of water to a rolling boil and cook pasta for 9 minutes and drain. Add pasta to the soup and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and serve it up !!!!!
  • Step 4
    Your Family may forget and think they are actually at Olive Garden and try to order up more salad and Breadsticks for the table!!!!!

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