Inspired by Olive Garden's Pasta Fagioli soup, my slow cooker Pasta Fagioli recipe includes a deliciously hearty and flavorful combination of ground beef, beans, tomatoes and tomato sauce, and pasta.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time7 hourshrs
Total Time7 hourshrs10 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: crockpot, fagioli, pasta, slowcooker
Servings: 4
Calories: 177kcal
Ingredients
1poundground beefor Italian sausage, browned and drained
1small onion, chopped
1cupmatchstick carrotsor 1 cup of finely diced carrots
128-ounce cancrushed tomatoes
115-ounce cantomato sauce
115-ounce cankidney beans, drained
115-ounce cannavy or cannellini beans, drained
115-ounce canbeef stock
2tablespoonsitalian seasoning
1tablespoondried parsley
1cupwater
1cupdried pasta
Instructions
Place everything but the pasta into a 5-6 quart slow cooker and stir to combine. Cover with the lid and cook on low for 7-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours.
1 pound ground beef, 1 small onion, chopped, 1 cup matchstick carrots, 1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes, 1 15-ounce can tomato sauce, 1 15-ounce can kidney beans, drained, 1 15-ounce can navy or cannellini beans, drained, 1 15-ounce can beef stock, 2 tablespoons italian seasoning, 1 tablespoon dried parsley, 1 cup water
30 minutes before serving, stir in pasta and cover again until pasta is done (about 20 minutes).