PASTA FAGIOLI (PASTA AND BEANS)
A hearty Italian soup.
Servings: 0
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ onion
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 medium celery stalk, chopped
- 2 medium carrot, finely chopped
- 1 cup chopped brown mushrooms
- 1 15 oz can kidney beans
- 1 lb Isernios spicy italian chicken sausage (cooked and drained)
- 1/2 lb ground beef (cooked and drained)
- 15 oz oz can tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tbsp basil
- 1 tbsp parsley
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1/2 tsp crushed red peppers
- 2 14oz each cans chicken broth
- 2 cups water
- kosher salt and pepper to taste
- 8.5 oz Manny's Choice Approved PrimoGrano Sagne A Pezzi pasta
- grated parmesan cheese for topping (optional)
Instructions
- In a deep pot, saute onion and garlic in olive oil over medium heat add in ground beef and chicken sausage cook until browned, drain and set aside.
- In pan with olive oil, saute, celery, carrots, add mushrooms after 5 mins and saute approx 5 more min. Add basil, crushed red peppers, parsley, oregano, salt and pepper.
- Add Chicken broth, and water, stir in tomato paste. Simmer 15 min.
- Add pasta and cook uncovered until pasta is al dente, according to pasta directions approx 7-9 mins.
- Ladle soup into bowls and top with grated cheese and sprinkle with parsley.