Olive Garden Pasta E Fagioli
A super easy, no-fuss copycat recipe that’s wonderfully hearty and comforting, except it tastes 100x better!
Ingredients
- 1 cup ditalini pasta
- 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
- 1 pound spicy Italian sausage casing removed
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 onion diced
- 3 carrots peeled and diced
- 2 stalks celery diced
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 16- ounce can tomato sauce
- 1 15- ounce can diced tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ¾ teaspoon dried thyme
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1 15- ounce can red kidney beans drained and rinsed
- 1 15- ounce can Great Northern beans drained and rinsed
Instructions
- In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions; drain well and set aside.
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add Italian sausage to the skillet and cook until browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the sausage as it cooks; drain excess fat and set aside.
- Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the stockpot. Stir in garlic, onion, carrots and celery. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 3-4 minutes.
- Whisk in chicken broth, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, basil, oregano, thyme, Italian sausage and 1 cup water; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, until vegetables are tender, about 10-15 minutes.
- Stir in pasta and beans until heated through.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
Original Recipe courtesy of Damn Delicious