Make Olive Garden’s Delicious Pasta Fagioli At Home
If you want to add more Mediterranean recipes to your recipe box, Make Olive Garden’s Delicious Pasta Fagioli At Home might be a recipe you should try. This recipe serves 20. One portion of this dish contains approximately 21g of protein, 10g of fat, and a total of 285 calories. For $1.58 per servin
- Ready in 45 minutes
- Servings: 20
- Category: lunch
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
- Source: foodista.com
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef or ground turkey
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 3 cups onions, chopped
- 4 carrots, chopped
- 4 celery stalks, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 can (28 oz) tomatoes, diced
- 1 can (16 oz) red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 can (16 oz) white kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 can (16 oz) great northern beans, rinsed and drained
- 3 cans (10 oz) reduced-sodium beef broth
- 1 jar (24 oz) spaghetti, marinara, or pasta sauce, we used Prego's Heart Smart
- 1 zucchini, chopped
- 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning blend
- 2 teaspoons fresh ground pepper or to taste
- 6 ounces whole wheat penne pasta
- Grated Parmesan cheese to top each bowl with, optional
Instructions
- Brown beef in a large soup pot.
- Drain in a colander in sink.
- In the same pot, heat the olive oil.
- Add the onions, carrots, celery, and garlic and cook for 2 minutes. Stir often.
- Add the drained beef back to the pot. Stir in the canned tomatoes, beans, beef broth, spaghetti sauce, zucchini, water, Italian seasonings and pepper.
- Bring soup up to a boil. Turn heat to a simmer, cover and let cook for 50 minutes.
- Add pasta to the soup. Cover and cook for about 10 minutes longer until pasta is ready.
- Ladle soup into a small bowl or cup. Top with grated Parmesan cheese, if desired
- Makes 20 cups