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  • Make Olive Garden’s Delicious Pasta Fagioli at Home

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    Make Olive Garden’s Delicious Pasta Fagioli at Home
    Prep: 15 min Cook: 1 hours Servings: 20
    by Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox
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    You’ll love, love, love this rich and hearty soup! It tastes very similar to the pasta e fagioli at Olive Garden. It’s one of the lowest-fat items on the Olive Garden menu, with 2.5 of fat per serving. Our recipe actually contains more calories than theirs does because we’ve added more beans and veggies. The skinny on 1 cup of soup is 156 calories, 2 grams fat and Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS 4. So flavorful, this recipe makes a TON of soup to stock your freezer with. It’s great as a first course or double the serving size to 2 cups and it becomes a very filling main course soup. You’ll want to add this satisfying dish to your soup repertoire. It’s a keeper for sure…

    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 (28oz) can tomatoes, diced
    • 1 (16 oz) can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
    • 1 (16 oz) can white kidney beans, rinsed and drained
    • 1 (16 oz) can great northern beans, rinsed and drained
    • 3 (10oz) cans reduced-sodium beef broth
    • 1 (24 oz) jar spaghetti, marinara, or pasta sauce, we used Prego’s Heart Smart pasta sauce
    • 1/2 cup water
    • 1 zucchini, chopped
    • 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning blend, we used Spice of Life’s, see shopping tip
    • 2 teaspoons fresh ground pepper or to taste
    • 6 ounces whole wheat penne pasta
    • Grated Parmesan cheese to top each bowl with, optional

    Directions

    1. Brown beef in a large soup pot. Drain in a colander in sink.
    2. In the same pot, heat the olive oil. Add the onions, carrots, celery, and garlic and cook for 2 minutes. Stir often.
    3. Add the drained beef back to the pot. Stir in the canned tomatoes, beans, beef broth, spaghetti sauce, zucchini, water, Italian seasonings and pepper.
    4. Bring soup up to a boil. Turn heat to a simmer, cover and let cook for 50 minutes.
    5. Add pasta to the soup. Cover and cook for about 10 minutes longer until pasta is ready.
    6. Ladle soup into a small bowl or cup. Top with grated Parmesan cheese, if desired

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    • Dale Lee Arms
      Dale Lee Arms
      wonderful tasting, easy and fast to make, and taste fabulous!

      Comments

      • Linda J
        Linda J
        True Italian Pasta Fagioli does not have ground meat. Not sure why Olive Garden puts ground beef in there's. Pasta Fagioli was considered 'peasant' food.....those who could not afford meat would prepare this hearty dish for the family. Then it became a dish many Italian Catholics would prepare on Fridays for dinner during Lent (when meat was not allowed).
        My opinion, ditch the ground meat in the recipe, and you will make it even healthier than before.
        • ShaleeDP
          ShaleeDP
          This looks hearty. I like recipes that are low in calories too.
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          • Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox
            Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox
            Thanks Shalina...I hope you get a chance to make it!
            With best wishes,
            Nancy
          • Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox
            Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox
            Oops...So sorry Mary. It's 1/2 cup of water. Here's the link to my original recipe-http://www.skinnykitchen.com/recipes/make-olive-gardens-delicious-pasta-fagioli-at-home/
            Hope you enjoy it!
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            • Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox
              Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox
              Just added the water to the recipe!
            • Mary
              Mary

              The amount of water was never listed. How much do I add?
              • Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox
                Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox
                My recipe is lower in calories and fat due to draining the beef before adding to the soup. Just by doing this simple step, you cut down on the fat and calories.

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