Pasta e Fagioli
Pasta e Fagioli
1 hours total
- Classic Blue Box
- Easy
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Fall Recipes
- Garlic
- Mini and Soup
- Pork/Sausage
- Tomatoes
- Weekend
- Weeknight
Chef Lorenzo’s traditional Pasta Fagioli has all of the classic elements of this iconic dish – soffritto, beans, pancetta, and al dente ditalini pasta.
Sometimes called "Pasta Fazool" or "Pasta Fasul", pasta e fagioli really only requires two ingredients: pasta and beans. This rendition of the dish, specific to Veneto, uses borlotti (cranberry) beans, pancetta, parsley, and Ditalini pasta but as you travel across Italy, there are plenty of other versions of the dish, which use different ingredients, creating either a soup or stew.
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Ingredients
Serves 4
| 1 | Cup Barilla® Ditalini pasta |
| 1 | Stalk celery, diced small |
| 8 | Cups cooked cranberry beans [or pinto beans if not available] |
| 8 | Cups beans cooking liquid or broth [if using canned beans] |
| 1 | Carrot, diced small |
| 1 | Yellow onion, diced small |
| 1 | Clove garlic, minced |
| 4 | Ounces pancetta, diced |
| 5 | Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided |
| 1/3 | Tablespoon tomato paste |
| To taste | Salt and black pepper |
Disclaimer
Individuals with allergies or specific dietary concerns should verify that the ingredients they utilize for the recipes comply with their restrictions.
Method
Step 1
In a pot sauté vegetables with pancetta and 3 tablespoons olive oil for three minutes.
Step 2
Add garlic, cook one more minute then stir in tomato paste, add beans and liquid, season with salt and pepper; simmer for 20 minutes, adjusting consistency with boiling water if it gets too thick along the way.
Step 3
Process 2 cups of mixture in the blender until smooth [be very careful when doing so, I suggest cooling it down first].
Step 4
Place all back together again, bring to boil. Add pasta and cook half the recommended cook time.
Step 5
Let rest 20 minutes before serving. Drizzle with remaining olive oil before serving.
Ditalini Pasta
The name Ditalini means "little thimbles" for its resemblance to the small sewing object. Ditalini's tiny, tubular pasta shape is a perfect complement to any pasta soup recipe.
Barilla® Ditalini is made with non-GMO ingredients. For more information, please read our position.
- Shape Mini and Soup
- Cook time 10–11 mins
- Pack size 16 oz.
- Range Classic Blue Box