# Pasta e Fagioli

Pasta e Fagioli is a hearty and flavorful Italian soup made with pasta, beans, and tomatoes.

- Servings: 1 servings
- Total time: 45 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 6 pieces bacon
- 1 can San Marzano peeled tomatoes
- 1 chopped onion
- 1 cup chopped garlic
- 1 pinch crushed red pepper
- 1 pinch garlic powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch cracked black pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup flour
- 1 can canned cannellini beans
- 1 hunk Pecorino Romano
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 cans canned cannellini beans
- 1 pound ditalini pasta
- 1 handful basil leaves

## Instructions

1. Render the fat from six pieces of bacon in a large pot over medium heat.
2. Add one chopped onion, one cup of chopped garlic, a pinch of crushed red pepper, garlic powder, salt, cracked black pepper and one tablespoon of olive oil.
3. Cook until the bacon is fatty and fabulous, not too crisp.
4. Add one cup of flour and whisk.
5. Add the liquid from one can of San Marzano peeled tomatoes and whisk again.
6. Add one can of rinsed cannellini beans and mash them up with a potato masher.
7. Add the crushed tomatoes and additional water to get all the tomato out of the bowl.
8. Add a hunk of Pecorino Romano and two bay leaves.
9. Let it boil uncovered for about 30 minutes until reduced by about 1/4 of the way down.
10. Add two cans of rinsed cannellini beans and one pound of ditalini.
11. Cook until the ditalini are al dente (about 11 minutes).
12. Add more salt to taste.
13. Stir in some basil.
14. Serve with extra Pecorino Romano and a drizzle of finishing oil.

## Equipment

- large pot
- wooden spoon
- potato masher
- whisk
- cutting board
- knife
- grater

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/18wbLMedc9/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/1de0582c-7d62-470c-85e4-4fb997701550
- Extracted: 2025-04-21

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