Pasta Fagioli without refried alfredo basil

I don’t cook a lot of soup but it is always nice to have a bowl or two during winter. This soup was one of the many Italian dishes that I learned from a[...]

2 lbs ground beef 1 onion , chopped 3 carrots , chopped 2 stalks celery , chopped 2 (28 ounce) cans diced tomatoes , undrained 1 (16 ounce) can red kidney[...]

1 (16 ounce) package dried navy beans 1 (10 ounce) meaty ham bone or smoked pork hocks 10 cups water 1 (8 ounce) box elbow macaroni 1 tablespoon olive oil 1[...]

1 cup (8 ounces) dried cannellini (white kidney) beans, picked over and rinsed 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus additional for boiling pasta 4[...]

olive oil 200g pancetta (optional) 1-2 garlic cloves 1 sprig of fresh rosemary 2-3 canned tomatoes with their juice 2 small cans of cannellini beans grated[...]

1 (28 ounce) can whole canned tomatoes 1 lb low-sodium bacon 2 (15 ounce) cans small white beans 1/2 lb ditalini (pasta) 3 (15 ounce) cans water (Fill bean[...]

6 cups low sodium chicken broth prosciutto 1/2 cup orzo pasta 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 1 medium onion , thinly sliced 1 carrot , thinly sliced 1[...]

4 sprigs fresh thyme 1 large fresh rosemary sprig 1 bay leaf 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon butter 1 cup chopped onion 3 ounces pancetta , chopped 2[...]

1 cup small dried white bean 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 1 large onion , chopped 6 garlic cloves , minced 10 cups water or 10 cups vegetable stock 1/2[...]

700 -800 g cannellini beans (300-400g / 11-14 oz if dried) 200 g rigatoni pasta (short, fluted noodles) 2 cloves garlic 1 slice unsmoked bacon (fatty) 1 sprig[...]

2 -3 pinches ground thyme (or a couple of shakes out of the bottle) 1 pinch rosemary (or a couple of shakes out the bottle) 2 bay leaves 1 tablespoon olive[...]

1 1/2 cups roman beans (dried) 1 carrot , peeled 1 celery , stalk 4 garlic cloves , peeled but left whole 2 onions , peeled, 1 left whole and the other finely[...]

8 ounces ditalini (1 3/4 cups) 2 slices bacon , cut into 1/2-inch pieces 1 medium onion , diced 2 teaspoons olive oil 1 tablespoon olive oil 3 garlic cloves ,[...]

If you follow me on social media, you might know I had a baby a couple of days ago.  And I’d like to point out how dedicated I am blogging from a[...]

If you know me, you know that I ADORE soups and this one basically has everything I love most in life in it. We’ve got pasta, greens, bacon, cheese,[...]