Pasta fagoilli. Pasta Fagioli - an Italian Staple. Pasta e fagioli, or just pasta fagioli. I knew—and loved—this dish Pasta Fagioli, aka pasta fazool (which is Neapolitan dialect for the standard Italian word for "beans".

I sure love Italian food though and. 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 Fagiole (AKA pasta and beans) is the answer. You can have Pasta fagoilli using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Pasta fagoilli

You need of Enough water to boil pasta.
You need 3-4 of Garlic cloves.
It's 1/2 of Yellow onion.
You need 1 Can of cannelloni/great northern beans (reserve water for sauce).
Prepare of Your favorite pasta. I like pasta that holds sauce well.
You need 1-28 oz of Can tomato sauce.
Prepare 1-6 oz of Can tomato paste.

Perfect for those dreary winter evenings when you want something fast Part of what makes our Pasta e Fagioli so hearty is the addition of sausage. My husband enjoys my version of this dish so much that he doesn't order it at restaurants anymore. Pasta Fagioli Soup Recipe photo by Taste of Home. Pasta e Fagioli means "pasta and beans." A traditional Italian pasta fagioli recipe is a classic dish, made with easy to find, affordable ingredients.

Pasta fagoilli instructions

Put water in a large pot to on high to boil your pasta. There is no such thing as too much boiling water, just too little. I have 4 quarts in this stock pot..
While the water heats crush garlic with a press, or the flat edge of a knife, and leave to rest on cutting board..
Heat olive oil in sauce pan or Dutch oven on med heat..
Mince the onion.
Add onion and garlic into heated oil and saute until the aroma appears and the onions begin to become translucent..
Add tomato sauce, paste, drained beans to onions, garlic and any Italian spices you like. I just like salt and black pepper (a little heavy on the pepper). Add a ¼ Cup of bean water. Set to low and simmer..
Add pasta to boiling water (sooner, if it boils before this point). Boil to al dente. Drain and return to pot with a touch of olive oil to prevent sticking..
Add some sauce to pasta to give it color. Serve with sauce and Romano/Parmesan cheese separately..

Pasta - Traditional pasta e Fagioli uses ditalini pasta, but it can sometimes be hard to find. Instead, I used elbows, which are still small enough and make the perfect substitution. Reviews for: Photos of Pasta Fagioli. Despite pasta fagioli hailing from Tuscany, minestra is actually Venetian dialect for soup, while zuppa is Italian. You may be more familiar with pasta fazool than minestra di pasta e fagioli!