Sunday, March 1, 2009

Pasta e Fagioli

I have no idea what that name actually means but it sounds nice, and it tastes so good! It's raining a lot here in California, good as it gets soup weather. I got this recipe from http://www.topsecretrecipes.com/


1 pound ground beef
1 small onion, diced (1 cup)
1 large carrot, julienned (1 cup)
3 stalks celery, chopped (1 cup)
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 14.5-ounce cans diced tomatoes
1 15-ounce can red kidney beans (with liquid)
1 15-ounce can great northern beans (with liquid)
1 15-ounce can tomato sauce
1 12-ounce can V-8 juice
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon basil
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1/2 pound (1/2 pkg.) ditali pasta
1. Brown the ground beef in a large saucepan or pot over medium heat. Drain off most of the fat.
2. Add onion, carrot, celery and garlic and sauté for 10 minutes.
3. Add remaining ingredients, except pasta, and simmer for 1 hour.
4. About 50 minutes into simmer time, cook the pasta in 1 1/2 to 2 quarts of boiling water over high heat. Cook for 10 minutes or just until pasta is al dente, or slightly tough. Drain.
5. Add the pasta to the large pot of soup. Simmer for 5-10 minutes and serve.
Serves 8.


4 comments:

Jocelyn said...

Hey! This is my favorite Fagioli recipe. You gave it to me a few years ago. In fact, we made it last week. Yum! We love it!

Kathy said...

Man, if Cecy AND Jocelyn say it's good it MUST BE!

I'll have to sample it soon!

Thanks, Cecy!

Kathy said...

Also, this looks like it makes a fatty pot. Enough to freeze some for a whole different meal? Or no? Let me know. I've been trying to double my dinners and freezing half of them for later.

Cecy said...

It definitely makes enough for two meals. Sometimes I add a little more V-8 to thin it out a little and it goes further. It is a thick soup anyways and I like it a little thinner.