30-Minute Pasta and Kidney Bean Soup (Pasta e Fagioli)

Name: 30-Minute Pasta and Kidney Bean Soup (Pasta e Fagioli)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 2 bay leaves; 1 Tbsp butter; 794 grams whole tomatoes packed in juice; 946 milliliters homemade or low-sodium canned chicken broth; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh parsley leaves; 6 cloves garlic, minced on a microplane grater; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for serving; 237 milliliters medium onion, finely diced (about; 1 teaspoons dried oregano; 85 grams pancetta or bacon, finely chopped (optional); 237 milliliters pasta such as shells, ditali, or elbows; 850 grams dark red kidney beans; 1 teaspoons dried red pepper flakes

30-Minute Pastan and Kidney Bean Soup (Pastan e Fagioli) might be just the Mediterranean recipe you are searching for. This recipe covers 38% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains roughly 30g of protein, 21g of fat, and It works well as a budget friendly main course for Autumn. Head to the store and pick up chicken broth, pasta such as shells, canned tomatoes, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert.

Instructions

Pour the tomatoes into a medium bowl and using hands, squeeze each tomato through your fingers to break it up into small pieces (be careful, they can squirt). Set aside.

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Tomato

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Bowl

Heat olive oil and butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat until butter is melted. If using pancetta, add to pan and cook, stirring constantly until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and add onion, garlic, oregano, and red pepper flakes. Cook, stirring constantly until fragrant and softened but not browned, about 3 minutes.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Olive Oil

Pancetta

Oregano

Butter

Garlic

Onion

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Sauce Pan

Frying Pan

Add tomatoes and their juice, chicken broth, kidney beans, and bay leaves. Bring to a boil over high heat then reduce to a bare simmer. Cook for 20 minutes, adding pasta to soup for the last 5 to 10 minutes (depending on the package directions). Season to taste with salt and pepper. Discard bay leaves, stir in parsley and serve, drizzling each serving with extra-virgin olive oil at the table.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Salt And Pepper