Pasta and beans recipe (pasta fagioli)

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  • Cuisine: Italian
  • Serves 4 as aa frist course

Ingredients

100 g (3½ oz) dried cannellini beans
2 tbsp olive oil
1 medium carrot, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 tomato, chopped
2 cloves garlic, peeled
Salt
200 g (6½ oz) tubetti pasta
1 tbsp finely chopped parsley
45 g (1½ oz) freshly grated parmesan cheese

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Preparation

Soak the beans for about 6 hours in a saucepan of water. Drain and replace the water, bring the beans to a boil and simmer until they are soft, about 45 minutes. Strain the beans, keeping the cooking liquid.

In a large frying pan, sauté the onions in the olive oil for 10 minutes, then add the carrots and celery and cook for another 5 minutes. Add the beans, tomatoes and garlic and sauté for 2 minutes, then add 250 mL (8 fl oz) of the reserved bean cooking liquid. Bring to the boil, then turn off the heat.  Remove and discard the garlic.

Meanwhile, add salt to a large saucepan of boiling water, put in the tubetti pasta and cook for 5 minutes. Strain the pasta, discarding the water. Add extra virgin olive oil for serving to the soup, turn on the heat and simmer for 3 more minutes. If it seems too dry, add another cup of the bean water.

Serve sprinkled with grated parmesan cheese and parsley and drizzle
over some extra virgin olive oil.

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Comments (7)

   
22 Aug 2010 12:45 AEST
david tiley
The photo has been wrong since April, folks. With recipes, you have to check the comments in case you have made a mistake.
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23 Jul 2010 11:15 AEST
Carmen Bell
The picture is different and so are the ingredients. How dissapointing. I only wanted it for the procuito rind. What is the story????I feel ripped off.
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26 Apr 2010 04:24 AEST
Con
The recipe above is not the same as in the footage. I watched the show & started making it got confused as the footage has no onion or carrot & also has garlic. Picture is also wrong - the end dish looks white.
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24 Apr 2010 04:09 AEST
Roslyn Murrell
I think the wrong picture has been instered into this recipe, doesn't look anything like the Pasta Fagioli served on TV show.
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24 Apr 2010 02:06 AEST
Phil Sandford
I watched the preparation of pasta fagioli a few nights ago and decided to try it. But when I checked the recipe on this site the proscuito has disappeared. I am sure that proscuit rind was used to make a stock for the dish and the bean cooking liquid was for final adjustment only. I think the proscuito would be key to the final flavour.
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23 Apr 2010 07:27 AEST
thomas barca
i watched this episode last night and i decided i had to make it, i had it for dinner it was creamy and lovely and full of fibre and it made me full and feel great good work
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23 Apr 2010 02:03 AEST
Peter Hammett
Saw this last night, got to try it, what are the black things in the picture? olives?
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