# Stanley Tucci Pasta E Fagioli Soup

This is a hearty, viral soup inspired by Stanley Tucci's Pasta e Fagioli, with a few plot twists including chickpeas instead of beans and optional lean ground beef.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.25 cup good quality olive oil
- 1 medium red onion, finely diced
- 2 carrots, finely diced
- 1 leek, thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 6 garlic cloves, finely diced or pressed
- 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 lb lean ground beef or ground turkey
- 3 Tbsp tomato paste
- 7 cups broth (bone, beef, or veggie)
- 24 oz can tomato polpa or ground tomatoes
- 1 (15 oz) can chickpeas or cannellini beans
- 1 Parmesan rind
- 1 cup dry ditalini pasta
- 1 cup tightly packed spinach or kale (fresh or frozen)
- 0.5 cup finely shredded Parmesan
- 0.5 lemon Juice of half a lemon

## Instructions

1. Heat olive oil in a large stock pot over medium/high heat.
2. Add onions, carrots, leeks, and sea salt. Stir until softened for approximately 3 minutes.
3. Add the garlic and stir.
4. Add the basil, oregano, thyme, rosemary, and paprika and stir again.
5. Add the ground meat and stir until slightly browned.
6. Add the tomato paste, broth, ground tomatoes, and Parmesan rind and stir.
7. Add the chickpeas or cannellini beans and the dry pasta.
8. Let everything simmer away for 20 minutes.
9. Add greens (spinach or kale), a squeeze of lemon (optional), and shredded Parmesan.

## Equipment

- large stock pot

## Tips

- Serve as is or with thick, crusty bread.
- Keep shredded Parmesan on the side.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DS8op5yimI3/?igsh=MXdkOGtsd2UzeGRhZg==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/94a7fa7c-a749-433a-8a81-52a76baaa611
- Extracted: 2026-01-05

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