But don’t worry, if you don’t have a cheese rind, just add extra shredded Parmesan directly to the soup! It also uses fire roasted diced tomatoes and crushed San Marzano tomatoes for their sweet, intense tomatoey flavor and lower acidity.

This recipe simmers a Parmesan cheese rind directly in the soup, so the broth takes on a sublime robust cheesy flavor. Instead of the consistency of a soup or stew, it has a much richer, thick consistency, closer to chili with a tomato based broth. The one I’m sharing with you today, however, is a version my husband enjoyed while living in Italy for two years. As far as Pasta e Fagioli variations, arguably every household and region in Italy have their own take from super thick, to brothy, to tomatoey to creamy, to meaty, to cheesy, etc. It may be vegetarian, or contain meat, typically pancetta, although ground beef has become quite popular thanks to Olive Garden’s Pasta e Fagioli. Many people know it from the old Dean Martin song “That’s Amore:” “When the stars make you drool, just like pasta fazool, that’s amore.” Pasta e Fagioli is loaded with creamy beans (typically cannellini or borlotti), short pasta (typically ditalini), hearty fresh vegetables (typically celery and carrots) along with tomatoes, herbs and aromatics. Pasta e Fagioli (pronounced “pasta fah-jolie”), also known as pasta fazool (which is Neapolitan dialect for the standard Italian word for “beans”), is a classic hearty, thick warming Italian soup made with inexpensive, everyday ingredients. This Pasta Fazool joins a long list of my favorite Italian soup recipes! If you love hearty Italian soups, don’t miss Stuffed Pepper Soup, Zuppa Toscana, Lasagna Soup, Minestrone Soup, Tomato Basil Soup, or Italian Wedding Soup. This Pasta e Fagioli Soup is super versatile, amenable to practically any veggies, pasta or protein! Serve this recipe up with homemade Caesar Salad and some garlic bread for the ideal cozy feast. This recipe is not 100% authentic, but instead uses easy-to-find ingredients such as juicy Italian sausage, al dente pasta, fresh vegetables and creamy beans in a tomato, herb, Parmesan-infused broth. It’s loaded with pasta and beans for a hearty richness, somewhere between a soup and a chili, that will have everyone coming back for seconds and thirds. Pasta e Fagioli (“Pasta and Beans”) is a classic Italian dish and the ultimate comfort food that will fill you up, warm you up, and tastes even better the next day. Pasta Fagioli recipe (Pasta Fazool) is a uniquely cozy, satisfying, astonishingly easy Italian style soup, all simmered in one pot, that your family will treasure forever!

Pasta e fagioli