Pasta Fagioli Soup | Authentic Italian Pasta e Fagioli Recipe

How to make Pasta Fagioli Soup | Authentic Italian Pasta e Fagioli Recipe: A rustic one-pot pasta and bean soup full of flavor. Hearty, comforting, and made with pasta, borlotti beans, tomato passata, and simple Italian ingredients.

Learn how to make Pasta Fagioli Soup (Pasta e Fagioli), one of the most famous Italian pasta and bean recipes. This authentic Italian dish combines ditalini pasta, creamy borlotti beans, soffritto vegetables, and tomato passata for a rustic one-pot meal. Perfect as a cozy soup or hearty pasta dinner.

Ingredients:
1 lb tubetti pasta (or ditalini pasta)
2 cans borlotti beans (Goya Roman Beans), rinsed & drained
1 carrot, diced
1 celery stalk, diced
1 onion, diced
1 clove garlic
Olive oil
3 bay leaves
1.5 cups tomato passata (strained tomatoes)
4 cups water (plus more if needed)
Salt & black pepper, to taste

Instructions:
1. Heat olive oil in a large pot. Add garlic, carrot, celery, and onion. Cook until onion is translucent.
2. Stir in beans and sauté briefly.
3. Add tomato passata, 2 cups water, bay leaves, salt, and pepper. Simmer 10–15 minutes.
4. Mash some beans (or blend a portion) to thicken. Remove garlic and bay leaves.
5. Add pasta and 2 more cups water. Cook until pasta is tender (10–15 minutes).

⭐ Instructions:
0:00 Introduction
0:37 Ingredients Breakdown
1:15 Cooking the Soffritto
1:45 Adding Beans & Tomato
2:14 Simmering & Seasoning
3:08 Mashing Beans for Creaminess
4:06 Adding in the Beans
4:27 Adding Pasta & Cooking Through
6:08 Texture: Soup or Pasta?
6:42 Plating & Serving
7:10 Giovanni

Why You’ll Love This Recipe:
✅ Authentic Italian comfort food
✅ One-pot, hearty, and easy to make
✅ Perfect for fall & winter dinners
✅ Balanced between soup and pasta

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