Recipe: Delicious Joe's Pasta E Fagiolo

Joe's Pasta E Fagiolo. Join Chef Joe Borio, host of, "Cooking Italian with Joe", as he shares with you a delicious, old school authentic Italian recipe for Pasta Fagioli Fazool. Yes, this is the complete copycat of Olive Garden's heartwarming Pasta e Fagioli, which is a pasta and bean soup. Pasta Fagioli (Pasta and Beans) is a great tasting, hearty, vegetarian Italian pasta and bean soup, perfect for the cold, super quick and freezer friendly.

Pasta e fagioli, or pasta and beans, which goes by the amusing nickname 'pasta fazool' in Italian-American slang There are nearly endless variations for pasta e fagioli, beginning with the proportions. You can add more or less of each ingredient according to taste. There are soups that are companions to meals, and there are soups that are the meal themselves. You can cook Joe's Pasta E Fagiolo using 20 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Joe's Pasta E Fagiolo

1. 🢂 1 lb of Ground beef (grass fed is best or all natural).
2. 🢂 1 of small onion, diced fine.
3. 🢂 1 of carrot, diced.
4. 🢂 3 of celery stalks, diced.
5. 🢂 2 clove of garlic, minced.
6. 🢂 2 can (14.5 oz) of can diced tomatoes (Italian style is best).
7. 🢂 can of 15 oz red kidney beans (with liquid).
8. 🢂 1 can (15 oz) of great northern beans (with liquid).
9. 🢂 1 can (15 oz) of tomato sauce.
10. 🢂 12 oz of V8 original vegetable juice.
11. 🢂 1 tbsp of white vinegar.
12. 🢂 1 1/2 tsp of salt.
13. 🢂 1 tsp of dried oregano.
14. 🢂 1 tsp of dried basil.
15. 🢂 1/2 tsp of pepper.
16. 🢂 1/2 tsp of dried thyme.
17. 🢂 1 tbsp of olive oil, extra virgin.
18. 🢂 2 tbsp of pancetta, diced fine (sub bacon if unavailable).
19. 🢂 1/2 box of or half pound ditali pasta or other pasta small enough for spoon use.
20. 🢂 8 tbsp of Fresh shaved parmesan (or to taste).

Pasta e fagioli sits firmly in the latter category. Pasta e fagioli (pronounced [ˈpasta e faˈdʒɔːli]), meaning "pasta and beans", is a traditional Italian soup. It is often called pasta fasul (fazool) in the United States, derived from its Neapolitan name, pasta e fasule. Pasta e fagioli is a straightforward and warming soup that's definitive of Italian peasant cuisine.

instructions Joe's Pasta E Fagiolo

1. In stockpot, add the oil & heat on medium.
2. Add onion & garlic and clarify for 5 minutes.
3. Add ground beef to pot and brown.
4. Add carrots and celery and simmer for 10 minutes.
5. Add the remaining ingredients except dried pasta.
6. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 60 minutes, stirring occasionally from the bottom.
7. After 30 minutes of simmer time, begin boiling lightly salted water to cook the pasta.
8. Cook pasta as directed on box - cooked al dente, stirring often to prevent pasta from sticking.
9. Drain pasta after cooking and add to simmering soup mixture.
10. Serve in bowls with shaved parmesan placed on top, serve with toasted rustic or garlic bread.

Game plan: Traditionally, pancetta is included in pasta e fagioli to provide more intense flavor. This Pasta Fagioli Soup tastes identical to the Olive Garden Pasta e Fagioli recipe! The word pasta fazool (or pasta e fagioli) originated in Italy and means "pasta and beans." These ingredients are the base for the Italian dish, however other veggies and meats are. Pasta Fagioli, technically Pasta e Fagioli, but I don't speak Italian. I sure love Italian food though and this Italian soup made with pasta and beans is Pasta Fagioli is the perfect recipe for getting more pulses into your diet because it is loaded with cannellini beans.