Make Olive Gardens Delicious Pasta Fagioli At Home

Make Olive Garden’s Delicious Pasta Fagioli At Home

Make Olive Garden’s Delicious Pasta Fagioli At Home

45 minutes

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Details
  • Serving Size:   20
  • Weight Watchers:   7 Points
Cuisine
  • Mediterranean
  • Italian
  • European
  • soup
  • lunch
  • main course
  • main dish
  • dinner
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Ingredients
  • 1 pound lean ground beef or ground turkey
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 3 cups onions, chopped
  • 4 carrots, chopped
  • 4 celery stalks, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 can (28 oz) tomatoes, diced
  • 1 can (16 oz) red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 can (16 oz) white kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 can (16 oz) great northern beans, rinsed and drained
  • 3 cans (10 oz) reduced-sodium beef broth
  • 1 jar (24 oz) spaghetti, marinara, or pasta sauce, we used Prego's Heart Smart
  • 1 zucchini, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning blend
  • 2 teaspoons fresh ground pepper or to taste
  • 6 ounces whole wheat penne pasta
  • Grated Parmesan cheese to top each bowl with, optional
Instructions

Brown beef in a large soup pot.

Drain in a colander in sink.

In the same pot, heat the olive oil.

Add the onions, carrots, celery, and garlic and cook for 2 minutes. Stir often.

Add the drained beef back to the pot. Stir in the canned tomatoes, beans, beef broth, spaghetti sauce, zucchini, water, Italian seasonings and pepper.

Bring soup up to a boil. Turn heat to a simmer, cover and let cook for 50 minutes.

Add pasta to the soup. Cover and cook for about 10 minutes longer until pasta is ready.

Ladle soup into a small bowl or cup. Top with grated Parmesan cheese, if desired

Makes 20 cups

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