Pasta and Beans: Pasta e Fagioli

Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray

Show: 30 Minute MealsEpisode: Rachael's Faves

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Cook Time:
20 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
6 BIG servings, leftovers impr

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 20 min
Total:: 30 min

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons (2 turns around the pan) extra-virgin olive oil
1/8 pound (about 3 slices) pancetta, chopped
2 (4 to 6-inch) sprigs rosemary, left intact
1 (4 to 6-inch) sprig thyme with several sprigs on it, left intact
1 large fresh bay leaf or 2 dried bay leaves
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 small carrot, finely chopped
1 rib celery, finely chopped
4 large cloves garlic, chopped
Coarse salt and pepper
2 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans
1 cup canned tomato sauce or canned crushed tomatoes
2 cups water
1 quart chicken stock
1 1/2 cups ditalini
Grated Parmigiano or Romano, for the table
Crusty bread, for mopping

Directions

Heat a deep pot over medium high heat and add oil and pancetta. Brown the pancetta bits lightly, and add herb stems, bay leaf, chopped vegetables, and garlic. Season vegetables with salt and pepper. Add beans, tomato sauce, water, and stock to pot and raise heat to high. Bring soup to a rapid boil and add pasta. Reduce heat to medium and cook soup, stirring occasionally, 6 to 8 minutes or until pasta is cooked al dente. Rosemary and thyme leaves will separate from stems as soup cooks. Remove herb stems and bay leaf from soup and place pot on table on a trivet. Let soup rest and begin to cool for a few minutes. Ladle soup into bowls and top with lots of grated cheese. Pass crusty bread for bowl mopping.

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Kara Austin, TX 01-24-2010
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Yum-O
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This soup is excellent! The only thing I changed was instead of 1/8lb of pancetta I used 1/3 lb of pancetta and 1/3 lb of... ground italian sausage. Delicious!Read more
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Vallerie Pleasanton, CA 01-11-2010
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Wow!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Added italian sausage, chopped up the rosemary (1 sprig), used tomato sauce, left out the water, drained and rinsed the... beans, used bacon, orecchiette pasta (couldn't find ditalini). Wow! If you have been saving cheese rinds for a soup, this is the soup to add it to.Read more
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Pasquale Carolina Beach, NC 01-08-2010
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Needs onion
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Wow! Really fine flavors. I didn't drain the beans and couldn't resist adding 1 medium sized diced sweet onion to the oil... while searing the panchetta.Read more
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grace bayside, NY 12-26-2009
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The Colsest thing to traditional Tuscan cooking
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe was super simple and extremely flavorful. Not time consumnig and great for leftovers! Simply the best recipe I've... found. Don't forget the bread, it is the perfect addition on a cold winters night! Rachael, you did it again!Read more
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silvia Walpole, MA 10-29-2009
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better than i expected!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

very easy to make. not sure why it's listed as intermediate... very flavorful! I didn't use the bay leaf, and it tasted... great! my husband was surprised on how good it was too! def a keeper!Read more
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Peter East Amherst, NY 10-24-2009
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Re: help
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If you want to control your sodium in this recipe, drain the beans. When I make this I like to drain them if you want more... salt add it later. Just a side note when I did not drain them, the liquid was thicker, which is ok but it was a bit salty. Hope this helps.Read more