20 Minute Pasta Fagioli (Fazool)

⏱ 20 mins 🍽 6-8 serving(s) 🌶 italian 🏷 Beans

This quick and satisfying Italian soup, known as pasta fagioli or fazool, is ready in just 20 minutes. It features browned Italian sausage simmered with garlic, kidney beans, cannellini beans, and a rich tomato base. Small pasta is cooked separately before being stirred into the hearty soup, which is finished with a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese. It's a comforting, one-pot meal ideal for a speedy dinner.

20 Minute Pasta Fagioli (Fazool)

Ingredients

  • 1 lb bob evans bulk Italian sausage, browned and drained
  • 1 (1 1/4 ounce) package mccormick's mild chili seasoning mix
  • 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 1 (8 ounce) can pizza sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon italian seasoning
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 (15 ounce) can red kidney beans
  • 1 (15 ounce) can white cannellini beans (or pinto beans)
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup ditali pasta, cooked and drained (or another small pasta)
  • 1/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese (or Asiago Cheese(optional)

Method

  1. Brown the Italian sausage, then rinse and drain it.
  2. Transfer the cooked sausage to a large soup pot.
  3. Stir in the minced garlic, mild chilli seasoning mix, and Italian seasoning.
  4. Pour in the tomato sauce, pizza sauce, water, and the undrained cans of kidney and cannellini beans.
  5. Bring the soup to a boil and let it cook for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, cook the ditali pasta in a separate pot of water.
  6. Once cooked, drain the pasta and add it to the soup pot.
  7. Allow the soup to simmer for a further 5 minutes.
  8. Serve the soup garnished with shredded Parmesan cheese.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium1100000 mg

Recipe details

CategoryBeans
Cuisineitalian
AuthorChicago Girl