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Soup’s On: Fall in Love with Vegetarian Pasta e Fagioli Soup

October 19, 2020 /
dog soup fall pasta e fagioli italian soup crock pot recipe

Hi, friends! I hope you had a great start to your week. It was another dreary day in Indiana (we have had several rainy days lately), so soup was on my radar again. The forecast shows a few more rainy days this week, so it is the perfect time to add this delicious soup to your menu. We have been making this pasta e fagioli soup for several years. It is a nice change from some of the heavier fall soups. I promise I have some non-soup content coming your way, but it seems like all we have been doing lately is working on the house and making/eating soup!

Over the past few weeks, we made some soups that were crockpot only or stovetop only. This soup is a combination of both. If you have a ninja or similar cooker that also sautés, you could make this recipe all in your crock pot device. I do not have one of those, so I sautéed my veggies on the stovetop before transferring the ingredients to the crock pot.

The ingredients are simple and this soup has a balanced flavor and nutritional content. It can easily be made vegan and gluten free. We used Jovial brand gluten free elbow macaroni. The gluten free noodles soak up more broth than regular noodles, but the soup still has enough broth.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 cup celery, sliced or chopped
  • ¾ cup carrots, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1-2 teaspoons smoked paprika
  • 1-2 teaspoon brown sugar
  • 2 cans red beans (15 ounces each), drained and rinsed
  • 42 ounces vegetable broth
  • 8 ounces tomato sauce
  • Salt and pepper
  • ½ cup elbow macaroni
  • Balsamic vinegar
  • Freshly grated parmesan

Directions

  1. Heat oil in sauté pan over medium-high heat. Cook onions until soft, about 3-4 minutes.
  2. Add the celery and carrots and cook for 3-4 minutes.
  3. Add the minced garlic, Italian seasoning, smoked paprika, and brown sugar and cook for 1-2 minutes. Transfer vegetables to crock pot.
  4. Add beans, vegetable broth, tomato sauce, and salt and pepper (to taste) to crock pot. Cook on high for 3.5 hours or low for 6.5 hours.
  5. Add the pasta and cook 30-40 more minutes.
  6. ENJOY topped with balsamic vinegar and parmesan cheese (and crusty bread!).
dog soup fall pasta e fagioli italian soup crock pot recipe

What is one soup that you love to eat, but you have never made before?

Katie G.

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