Copycat Olive Garden Pasta e Fagioli

Who doesn’t love Olive Garden? Everybody does, but not everybody can go whenever they want so this is a perfect way to bring the restaurant to your table. Italian cuisine is very popular, but not all Italian food is easy to make.

That is not the case with this soup. This is an all-in-one pot dish. Easy and fast, it only takes 30 minutes from start to finish and you can feed your family an Italian favorite.

Winter’s cold weather calls for hot and delicious food to warm not only your body but your heart as well, and this is a winner recipe for that. Soup season is officially here and this copycat Olive Garden Pasta e Fagioli has it all!

WHAT’S IN OLIVE GARDEN PASTA E FAGIOLI SOUP

This wonderfully hearty soup has it all. Protein from ground beef. Veggies from onions, carrots, and celery.

Complex carbs from red kidney beans and cannellini beans.

Pasta gives it the Italian touch, all cooked in a beef broth and tomato sauce base with diced tomatoes. It also has basil and oregano, which are the most recognized herbs in Italian cuisine.

HOW TO MAKE OLIVE GARDEN PASTA E FAGIOLI SOUP

• Step 1. In a large pot over medium heat, cook ground beef until no pink is showing

• Step 2. Once the beef is cooked, add onions, carrots, celery, and garlic

• Step 3. Next, add the tomato sauce, beef broth, the canned petite diced tomatoes, ½ cup of water, basil, oregano, salt and pepper

• Step 4. Bring this to a boil and let simmer for 5-6 minutes. Add the ditalini pasta and cook for 10 minutes more or until the vegetables and pasta are cooked

• Step 5. Stir in the kidney and cannellini beans and cook until these are heated through.
  Check the seasoning and add more water if you want a thinner soup.

• Step 6. Make sure everything is well combined and beans are hot. Serve with grated Parmesan cheese.

CAN I USE BLACK BEANS IN OLIVE GARDEN PASTA E FAGIOLI SOUP?

If you don’t have red kidney beans, you can use black beans but the soup will acquire a darker color.

I would highly recommend using red kidney beans instead. If using black beans, drain all the liquid and rinse the beans to remove all the dark juice.

CAN YOU FREEZE OLIVE GARDEN PASTA E FAGIOLI SOUP?

Yes, you can make it ahead of this recipe and freeze it in a freezer bag.

When you are ready to serve it, let it thaw inside the bag. When thawed, put it in a large pot, bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes.

HOW MANY CALORIES IN OLIVE GARDEN PASTA E FAGIOLI SOUP

Each serving of Copycat Olive Garden Pasta e Fagioli has 150 calories

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Copycat Olive Garden Pasta e Fagioli

This wonderfully hearty soup has it all. Protein from ground beef. Veggies from onions, carrots, and celery. Complex carbs from red kidney beans and cannellini beans.

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Course: Dinner, Soup

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 8

Ingredients

• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 yellow onion, chopped finely
• 2 medium carrots, diced
• 3 celery ribs, diced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 (8oz) cans tomato sauce
• 2 (14.5oz) can beef broth
• 1 (14.5oz) can petite diced tomatoes
• 2 tsp granulated sugar
• 1 tsp dried basil
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 8 oz dry ditalini pasta
• 1 (15oz) can dark red kidney beans drained and rinsed
• 1 (15oz) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
• Parmesan cheese, freshly grated for serving
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions

• In a large pot over medium heat, cook ground beef until no pink is showing
• Once the beef is cooked, add onions, carrots, celery, and garlic
• Next, add the tomato sauce, beef broth, the canned petite diced tomatoes, ½ cup of water, basil, oregano, salt, and pepper
• Bring this to a boil and let simmer for 5-6 minutes. Add the ditalini pasta and cook for 10 minutes more or until the vegetables and pasta are cooked
• Stir in the kidney and cannellini beans and cook until these are heated through. Check the seasoning and add more water if you want a thinner soup.
• Make sure everything is well combined and beans are hot. Serve with grated Parmesan cheese

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