Poor Man's Pasta Fagioli
Description
An Italian-inspired soup with pasta, vegetables, and plenty of beans will stick to your ribs.
Ingredients
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5 1/2 cups water
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1 pound ditalini pasta
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4 (4 ounce) cans tomato sauce (such as Hunt's®)
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1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans
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1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans
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1 (15 ounce) can black-eyed peas
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1 1/2 cups frozen green peas
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1 (15 1/4 ounce) can whole kernel corn
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1 large potato, diced
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2 carrots, diced
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1 onion, diced
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1 small head of garlic, peeled and minced
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1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley, or to taste
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1 pinch Italian seasoning
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1 pinch salt and ground black pepper
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1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
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1 teaspoon grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste
Directions
1
Bring water to a boil in a large soup pot and stir ditalini pasta into the boiling water. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 12 minutes.
2
Stir tomato sauce, cannellini beans, kidney beans, black-eyed peas, frozen green peas, corn, potato, carrots, onion, garlic, parsley, Italian seasoning, salt, and black pepper into pasta. Bring soup to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer to blend flavors, 30 to 45 minutes.
3
Serve topped with olive oil and Parmesan cheese.