Pasta e fagioli
Pasta e fagioli, from above
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Pasta e fagioli

Beans and pasta in a creamy broth. Italy's dal chawal, and every bit as comforting.

75 minTime
17 gProtein each
mildSpice
8hPlan ahead. Soak for 8 hours first; the 75 minutes come after.
Pasta fazool2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayBorlotti beans, small pasta, rosemary.
The original
368kcalsame
17 gproteinsame
13 gfibresame
75minutessame

Pasta e fagioli.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

6 servings
Rajma, dry (dried red kidney beans)1¼ cups borlotti or rajma, soaked overnight
Olive oil3 tbsp
Onion1, chopped
Carrot1, chopped
Celery1 stick, chopped
Garlic2 cloves
Rosemary1 sprig
Tomato puree150 g passata
Pasta200 g ditalini or small pasta
Water6 cups
Parmesanto serve, plus a rind in the pot if you have one
Saltto taste
Black peppera pinch

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Pressure cook soaked beans with fresh water, 5 to 6 whistles, and let pressure release naturally.
  2. 2Soften onion, carrot, celery, garlic and rosemary in oil.
  3. 3Add passata, beans and their liquid. Mash or blend a third. Simmer 10 minutes.
  4. 4Add pasta and cook in the soup, stirring and adding water as needed, until tender.
  5. 5Rest 5 minutes and serve with parmesan, oil and pepper.
Serve it like this

Serve thick in deep bowls with a thread of olive oil, parmesan and black pepper. It thickens as it sits.

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What goes with Pasta e fagioli: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Focaccia genovese50 min
Bread or rice Ciabatta60 min
On the side Pear and gorgonzola salad15 min
On the side Insalata di rucola10 min
A little snack Bruschetta al pomodoro15 min
To drink Cappuccino5 min
Something sweet Semifreddo alle mandorle40 min
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