LOW-FAT PASTA E FAGIOLI
This classic Italian dish is brimming with low-fat, healthy ingredients.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Soups, Stews & Stocks Soup Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Place beans in a small stockpot, cover with cold water, and let soak overnight. Drain beans; set aside. Dry stockpot.
- Melt butter in stockpot over medium-low heat. Add celery, onion, and 1 1/4 teaspoons garlic; saute until translucent. Add beans, 1 tablespoon rosemary, stock, potato, tomatoes, pepper, and 3 1/2 cups water. Raise heat to high; bring soup to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low; simmer until beans are tender, about 1 1/4 hours. Fifteen minutes before soup is done, stir in salt.
- Meanwhile, bring a stock pot of cold, salted water to a boil over a high heat. Add pasta and cook until slightly underdone, 5 to 6 minutes; set aside. Pass soup through a food mill, holding back one-third of whole beans. Return soup and beans to the stockpot along with the pasta. Keep warm over low heat.
- Chop remaining 1/4 teaspoon garlic and tablespoon rosemary with basil, parsley, and sage until finely minced. Stir into soup, and divide among six soup bowls. Sprinkle each bowl with 1 tablespoon Parmesan; serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 287 g, Cholesterol 10 g, Fat 5 g, Fiber 8 g, Protein 16 g, Sodium 611 g
LOW-FAT PASTA E FAGIOLI (ITALIAN PASTA & BEAN SOUP)
A delicious, hearty, easy and healthy soup from the terrific cookbook, "Saved By Soup: More Than 100 Delicious Low-Fat Soups To Eat And Enjoy Every Day" by Judith Barrett.
Provided by blucoat
Categories Beans
Time 50m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Combine onion, carrots, celery, fennel, and garlic in a food processor and process until vegetables are finely chopped, about 15 seconds (or finely chop by hand).
- Heat oil in a heavy 4-quart saucepan over medium-high heat.
- Add chopped vegetables and cook, stirring, until they begin to soften, 2-3 minutes, Stir in tomatoes and stock and bring to a boil.
- Cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes.
- Add beans and pasta and cook, stirring frequently, until pasta is tender but firm (al dente), about 10 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste. Stir in basil and parsley. Garnish each serving with some cheese, if desired.
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