ANDREA'S PASTA FAGIOLI

Andrea's Pasta Fagioli image

This is a recipe I have adapted a bit from my grandmother's. It's easy and perfect for a Sunday afternoon with fresh Italian bread.

Provided by AVALERIO

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes

Time 1h40m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

3 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, quartered then halved
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 (29 ounce) can tomato sauce
5 ½ cups water
1 tablespoon dried parsley
1 ½ teaspoons dried basil
1 ½ teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon salt
1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans
1 (15 ounce) can navy beans
⅓ cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 pound ditalini pasta

Steps:

In a large pot over medium heat, cook onion in olive oil until translucent. Stir in garlic and cook until tender. Reduce heat, and stir in tomato sauce, water, parsley, basil, oregano, salt, cannelini beans, navy beans and Parmesan. Simmer 1 hour.
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. Stir into soup.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 402.8 calories, Carbohydrate 68 g, Cholesterol 2.9 mg, Fat 7.6 g, Fiber 8.4 g, Protein 16.3 g, SaturatedFat 1.5 g, Sodium 1222.7 mg, Sugar 6.4 g