Slow Cooker Pasta e Fagioli
This hearty soup is full of veggies, beans, beef and pasta. It can be made in the slow cooker, which means you come home to a hot, comforting meal.
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 250kcal
Ingredients
- 2 pounds lean ground beef or Italian sausage
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 3 carrots chopped
- 4 stalks of celery chopped
- 2 cans petite diced tomatoes (14.5 ounces each) undrained
- 1 can red kidney beans drained and rinsed (15.5 ounces)
- 1 can great northern beans drained and rinsed (15.5 ounces)
- 32 ounces beef stock or beef broth
- 3 teaspoons oregano
- 2 teaspoons pepper
- 3 teaspoons parsley
- 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce optional
- 24 ounces spaghetti sauce
- 2 cups uncooked small shell pasta or ditalini pasta
Instructions
- In a large skillet, brown the ground beef. Drain off the fat and put it in a slow cooker. 2 pounds lean ground beef
- Add all of the ingredients except for the pasta. 1 medium onion, 3 carrots, 4 stalks of celery, 2 cans petite diced tomatoes, 1 can red kidney beans, 1 can great northern beans, 32 ounces beef stock, 3 teaspoons oregano, 2 teaspoons pepper, 3 teaspoons parsley, 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce, 24 ounces spaghetti sauce
- Cook the soup on low for 7-8 hours, or on high for 4 hours.
- With one hour left, stir in the uncooked pasta. Cover again and cook until pasta is tender. 2 cups uncooked small shell pasta
- Season with salt to taste, and serve.
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Notes
You can use black beans in place of the kidney beans if you'd like.
Store leftover pasta e fagioli in an airtight container in the fridge. Reheat leftovers in the microwave or in a pot on the stove.
Refer to the article above for more tips and tricks.
The calories shown are based on the recipe serving 12, with 1 serving being 1/12 of the soup. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate. **We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information. **
Nutrition
Serving: 421g | Calories: 250kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 581mg | Potassium: 969mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 2960IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 71mg | Iron: 5mg
