

Of all the most satisfying soup recipes, this Italian soup (pronounced "pasta fah-jolie") is a delicious and easy standout.
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Make sure to use a large crock pot, or feel free to cut the recipe in half.This soup also freezes well, so store in freezer safe containers or Ziploc bags in the freezer for up to two months.

It’ll stay fresh in the refrigerator for about a week. This recipe makes a LOT of soup (approximately 20, 1 cup servings) so it’s a terrific recipe for feeding a crowd or if you like leftovers for lunches.Optional Toppings – This soup is perfect as is, but I like to top my bowl with grated parmesan cheese, parsley flakes, and red pepper flakes.Cook the pasta to just barely al dente, as it will soften in the soup. Ditalini Pasta – Ditalini pasta is the pasta that Olive Garden uses, but you can use other shapes like small shells, wagon wheels, or elbow noodles.Prego Sauce – Prego Traditional tomato sauce is our favorite for this recipe.Tabasco Sauce – Tabasco sauce adds a little bit of spice and also a depth of flavor to this soup.If you want to expand on the flavor profile, then consider adding garlic powder, basil, thyme, or a few bay leaves. Spices – The spice mix for this recipe includes oregano, parsley, salt, and pepper.Beef Stock – You can use beef stock, beef broth, or even chicken broth in a pinch.I like to use dark red kidney beans and also white kidney beans, or cannellini beans. Red and White Kidney Beans – It wouldn’t be Pasta e Fagioli without the fagioli! As you might have guessed, fagioli means beans.Add the tomatoes and the juices to the crock pot. Diced Tomatoes – Tomatoes help to make up the base of the soup broth.Together, they create a base of flavor for the soup. Onion, Carrots, and Celery – This combination of savory vegetables is often called a mirepoix.If the beef is too fatty, then it makes the soup very oily. Ground Beef – For this recipe I like to use lean ground beef (93%/7%).The difference between these two soups is minestrone uses several different veggies and Pasta e Fagioli features onion, celery and carrots for flavor, but no other vegetables. Pasta E Fagioli is very similar to another hearty favorite, minestrone. This Italian soup literally means “pasta and beans” so that’s what you’ll find in this dish, along with ground beef, Italian seasonings in a rich tomato based broth. This copycat recipe tastes exactly like the popular restaurant dish! What is Pasta e Fagioli Soup? It’s my top choice at Olive Garden every time we go there to eat, so I decided to find a way to make it at home. It reminds me of fall leaves, football season, sweaters and cozy fires. This Pasta e Fagioli Soup is one of our family’s most favorite cold weather meals. Jump to Recipe Olive Garden Pasta e Fagioli Recipe
