Memes Pasta Fagioli Food

MEME'S PASTA FAGIOLI

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease.
• Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat; saute carrot, celery, and onion until softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Add garlic and saute until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir vegetable juice cocktail, chicken broth, parsley, basil, oregano, and black pepper into vegetable mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer soup for 20 minutes.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook ditalini pasta in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes. Drain.
• Stir cannellini beans and ground beef into soup; cook and stir until soup is heated through, about 10 minutes.
• Spoon about 1/3 cup pasta into each serving bowl; ladle soup over pasta.

PASTA E FAGIOLI

Steps:

• In a large heavy pot, heat olive oil over medium high heat. Stir in onion and cook for 2 minutes. Stir in garlic, celery, and carrots and cook for 3 minutes. Add dried basil, oregano, and red pepper flakes and toss to coat. Stir in tomatoes and stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes. If necessary add an additional cup of stock or water and stir in beans and tiny pasta. Simmer for 6-8 minutes or until pasta is tender. Stir in parsley and serve hot with grated Parmesan and ground black pepper.

PASTA-E-FAGIOLI PASTA

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water according to package instructions. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water, then drain. Meanwhile, finely chop onion, and tear pale inner leaves of escarole to yield 4 cups (reserving the rest for another use).
• Heat oil in a large straight-sided skillet over medium-high. Add onion and garlic, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring, until onion is translucent, about 3 minutes. Add tomato paste; cook 1 minute. Add beans and their liquid, broth, and 1/4 cup pasta water (or a bit more, if you prefer your pasta creamier); simmer until slightly reduced, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Stir in pasta, cheese, and 3 cups escarole; season to taste. Drizzle remaining 1 cup escarole with oil; season to taste. Serve pasta topped with dressed escarole, drizzled with oil and sprinkled with more cheese.

PASTA FAGIOLI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat until hot.
• Add onion and garlic to oil.
• Sauté for 5 minutes or until onion is tender.
• Stir in tomatoes with liquid, chicken broth, beans, parsley, basil and pepper.
• Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring occasionally.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered for 10 minutes.
• Add pasta.
• Continue to simmer, covered for about 10 minutes or until pasta is tender.
• Garnish with freshly grated Parmesan cheese if you desire.

PASTA FAGIOLI - BEST EVER

Steps:

• Cook Sausage with casing off (chopped fine) and add Bacon and Diced Onion until cooked through.
• Add remaining ingredients and let cook on medium low for 1 hour.
• Cook Pasta until Al Dente.
• Place pasta in a bowl and then add your soup mixture.
• NOTE: Do not add pasta to broth as the pasta will swell and soak up broth.