Cranberry Bean Pasta Fagioli

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Very bland. No flavor to this soup. I was disappointed. Probably wouldn't make it again.

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I made this recipe for my family and they loved it! I also made a few changes cause I couldn't find all the ingredients. I added canned kidney beans instead of the cranberry beans, added some italian chicken sausage, added more pancetta and left it in the soup. I also added grated parmesan cheese on top of each bowl. Everyone loved it. My dad said that he'd never tasted a soup as good in any restaurant. They now ask for it all the time!

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This was deicious. I made quite a few changes though. I uses 2 slices of crispy bacon broken up into pieces instead of pancetta. I left the bacon in the soup. I also used one container of chicken stock and one extra can of chicken broth instead of using water. This will give the soup much more flavor than water. It was impossible to find cranberry beans so I used one can on navy beans and one can of pinto. Since the beans were canned I found the soup did not need to cook for the two hours. I aso added extra tomatoes and juice (maybe 5 -7 extra tomatoes. One cup to one and a half cups pasta was plenty and thickened the soup when added. The kale and the parm cheese made it even tastier. Serve it with some crusty bread. My husband said it was the best pasta fagioli he has ever had.

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great pasta fagioli recipe. here's how to make it much better. don't need all the olive oil. add carrots. 3 cloves garlic. big onion. more pancetta, keep it in the soup. more tomatoes, with juice. use white beans. use chicken broth instead of water. don't add too much salt, already salty with pancetta.

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Loved it and so did the family and friends.

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I agree with Abbey_Rd02, this recipe was terrible. It did not have any flavor and now we are left with a whole lot of crappy soup. We're trying to figure out how to make it work but to no avail. Suggestions are welcome!

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AWFUL RECIPE! I never comment on these sort of things but after wasting all my time putting this soup together and watching it for 2 hours it came out profusley watery with no flavor. I thought 3 quarts was too much but figued the soup needed it for the beans. I guess if you tried it with less water it may work. But still feel like it is a pretty bland soup overall.

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Made this for an impromtu dinner, used Pinto beans instead of cranberry. Also used cilantro instead of parsley. It rocked , I had made enough for 8 had 6 people over and the pot was empty. Highly recommed

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This was really good. I omitted the Kale because my grocery store was out and I substituted kidney beans for the cranberry beans. My husband who is a meat eater loved it. The pancetta and parmesan rind are key!

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Being mostly vegetarian, I was looking for a hearty meal to make. This was very good! My soup wasn't "creamy" per se, but it still was very filling and good. I used small red beans because I couldn't find cranberry beans. Give it a try!