Italian Pasta Fagioli Recipe
Warm up with a bowl of soulful comfort food with this Italian Pasta Fagioli recipe. Packed with ground beef, Italian sausage, hearty beans, pasta, fresh veggies, and a perfect blend of Italian herbs, this traditional Italian soup is a crowd-pleaser. Bursting with flavor, this Authentic Pasta Fagioli is the ultimate cozy meal for any day.
Nothing says comfort food like a bowl of authentically made Pasta Fagioli with Sausage! Authentic Pasta Fagioli recipe packed with delicious ingredients. A mix of beef, sausage, hearty beans, pasta, and a blend of traditional Italian herbs makes this soup a rousing favorite. This Traditional Italian pasta Fagioli recipe is easy to follow, ensuring your very own Pasta Fagioli turns out perfectly every time. Bring the soulful flavors of Italy into your kitchen today.
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This traditional Pasta Fagioli recipe is loaded with veggies, a mix of beef and Italian sausage, pasta, beans and the perfect blend of Italian herbs as it should be. This Italian pasta Fagioli isn’t just delicious, it’s a time machine. Each bite takes you straight to the heart of Italy.
And this Italian pasta Fagioli recipe is one of my top three favorite soup recipes. And I eat it at Olive Garden every chance I get. But I have been working at coming up with a more traditional Italian pasta Fagioli recipe we can enjoy at the Ranch. I think I have mastered it and the hubby says he knows I have. And we hope you enjoy this version of our authentic Pasta Fagioli soup as much as we did.
Italian Pasta Fagioli Recipe:
Ingredients:
- 1 pound of ground beef
- ½ pound ground Italian sausage
- 2 large carrots, peeled and cubed
- 2 stalks of celery, diced
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 15 ounce can of tomato sauce
- 14.5 ounce can of diced tomatoes
- 32 ounce carton of chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon of dried basil
- 1 teaspoon of dried oregano
- ¾ teaspoon of dried thyme
- 1 cup of rigatoni pasta
- 15 ounce can of white great northern beans, drained
- 15 ounce can of red kidney beans (I used Ranch Style beans)
- Grated Parmesan Cheese, optional
- Dutch Oven
- Mix and Chop, optional
- Garlic Peeler Tube
- Garlic Clove Chopper
🥣 Recipe Tips
- Brown the Meat Thoroughly: When cooking the ground beef and Italian sausage in the Dutch oven, ensure they are well-browned and crumbled finely using a tool like the Mix and Chop mentioned in the recipe. This enhances the flavor and texture, and draining excess fat after browning keeps the soup from being too greasy.
- Cook Vegetables to Perfect Tenderness: When sautéing the onions, carrots, and celery, cook them until just tender to maintain a slight bite, which adds texture to the soup. Stir occasionally to prevent sticking, and add the minced garlic only for the last minute to avoid burning and ensure a robust flavor.
- Adjust Seasoning and Simmer Time: After adding the chicken broth, tomato sauce, and diced tomatoes, taste and adjust the salt and pepper before simmering. Allow the soup to simmer uncovered for the full 20 minutes to thicken properly, which helps the flavors meld and creates a hearty consistency before adding the pasta and beans.
How to Make this Italian Pasta Fagioli with sausage:
This traditional, delicious and hearty soup is loaded with all the right ingredients – a mix of beef and sausage, a bevy of fresh veggies, pasta, beans and the perfect blend of Italian herbs.
Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat, add the ground beef and the ground Italian sausage and cook until browned, crumbling the beef and sausage as it cooks. We use this handy mix and chop shown in the photo to make crumbling and cooking the ground beef and sausage easy. Remove the cooked meat mixture and drain on a paper towel-lined plate and then set aside.
Heat about 1 tablespoon oil in the Dutch oven, add the chopped onion, carrots, and celery. Cook until tender, stirring occasionally.
Peel and mince 3 garlic cloves. NOTE: This garlic peeler tube and our totally favorite garlic clove chopper makes mincing garlic cloves super easy.
When vegetables are tender, add the minced garlic and cook for about 1 minute longer
Add the dry basil, oregano, and thyme and give the vegetables a quick stir to disperse the spices throughout.
Pour in chicken broth, tomato sauce, add diced tomatoes with juice
Return the cooked ground beef and Italian sausage to the dutch oven, stir.
Now is the time to season this traditional Italian pasta Fagioli recipe with salt and pepper to taste.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, uncovered for about 20 minutes to thicken. Then add the pasta and cook for 12 minutes until the pasta is al dente. Stir in both cans of beans and cook until heated through.
Spoon into bowls and you can either top it with or without grated parmesan cheese. Pair with a loaf of hot crusty bread for the ultimate cozy meal experience.
This Authentic Pasta Fagioli with Sausage is the ultimate comfort food and will bring the heartwarming flavors of Italy to your table. With its rich blend of beef, sausage, veggies, beans, pasta, and Italian herbs, this hearty soup is perfect for cozy nights.
Other Comfort Soup Recipes:
🥣 Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- ½ pound ground Italian sausage about 2 links
- 2 large carrots peeled and cubed (about 1 1/2 cups)
- 2 stalks celery diced
- 1 medium onion diced
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 15 ounce can tomato sauce
- 1 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes
- 1 32 ounce carton chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ¾ teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 cup rigatoni pasta
- 1 15 ounce can white great northern beans drained
- 1 15 ounce can red kidney beans (I used Ranch Style beans)
- Parmesan Cheese grated, optional
Instructions
- Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat, add the ground beef and the ground Italian sausage and cook until browned, crumbling the beef and sausage as it cooks. A Mix and Chop is our go-to utensil for breaking up and cooking ground meat.
- Remove the cooked meat mixture and drain; set aside
- Heat about 1 tablespoon oil in the Dutch oven, add onion, carrots, and celery. Cook until tender, stirring occasionally. When vegetables are tender, add garlic and cook for about 1 minute
- Add dry basil, oregano, and thyme and give it a quick stir
- Pour in chicken broth, tomato sauce, add diced tomatoes with juice
- Return the cooked ground beef and Italian sausage to the dutch oven, season with salt and pepper, to taste
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, uncovered for about 20 minutes to thicken. Then add the pasta and cook for 12 minutes until the pasta is al dente. Stir in both cans of beans and cook until heated through.
- Serve topped with grated parmesan cheese (optional)
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This looks so good, Evelyn ! I know my family will love it !
We love Olive garden too – and I love being able to recreate some of our favorite recipes at home! 🙂
We made it this weekend… and it was so good! Thanks for sharing I’ve always wanted to try it.
I love this soup, I make garlic bread from scratch and Viola!!!!! Thank you