[X]

Home > Recipes > Pasta Fagioli Soup

Pasta Fagioli Soup Recipe

Pasta Fagioli Soup Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Read reviews (9)

Rate recipe

From Springfield, Missouri, Brenda Thomas writes, “My husband enjoys my version of this dish so much, he doesn’t order it at restaurants anymore.” With fresh spinach, pasta and seasoned sausage, this fast-to-fix soup eats like a meal.

This recipe is:

Healthy

Quick

Diabetic Friendly

[X]

Rate Pasta Fagioli Soup Recipe

Click on stars to rate

Would you make this recipe again?

Write a review

[X]

Pasta Fagioli Soup Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 5 Servings

5 25 30

Ingredients

1/2 pound Italian turkey sausage links, casings removed, crumbled
1 small onion, chopped
1-1/2 teaspoons canola oil
1 garlic clove, minced
2 cups water
1 can (15-1/2 ounces) great northern beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) reduced-sodium chicken broth
3/4 cup uncooked elbow macaroni
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 cup fresh spinach leaves, cut into strips
5 teaspoons shredded Parmesan cheese

Directions

In a large saucepan, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain and set aside. In the same pan, saute onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; saute 1 minute longer.
Add the water, beans, tomatoes, broth, macaroni and pepper; bring to a boil. Cook, uncovered, for 8-10 minutes or until macaroni is tender.
Reduce heat to low; stir in sausage and spinach. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until spinach is wilted. Garnish with cheese. Yield: 5 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1-1/3 cups equals 228 calories, 7 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 29 mg cholesterol, 841 mg sodium, 27 g carbohydrate, 6 g fiber, 16 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 starch, 1 lean meat, 1 vegetable, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Pasta Fagioli Soup in Light & Tasty August/September 2007, p27

More recipes like this:

Recipe Slideshows

Browse slideshows featuring our best recipes, holiday ideas, easy how-tos, cooking tips, and more!

Get Recipes >

Top 10 Recipes

A collection of our favorite, highest-rated recipes—including the best dessert, dinner and holiday recipes.

Get Recipes >

Reviews for Pasta Fagioli Soup

Pasta Fagioli Soup

Tell us what you think of this recipe.
Did you modify it? Would you make it again? Rate it today! >

Rate and Review this Recipe

(1-9) of 9 reviews

Sort Reviews:

Reviewed on Apr. 07, 2013 by JudithRN3

Delicious! this is the third time I am making this(and upon popular request)!!

This recipe ia what my Italian relatives made!! I just added carrot.

thanks for sharing!

Reviewed on Apr. 07, 2013 by JudithRN3

Delicious! this is the third time I am making this(upon popular request)!!

This recipe ia what my Italian relatives made!! I just added carrot.

thanks for sharing!

Reviewed on Sep. 24, 2012 by charoglosser

Great taste and good for people with diabetes

Reviewed on Mar. 28, 2012 by Luvorlando

I make this all the time for my family and they just love it. I make it mine by using more water for an entire box of ditalini pasta, cannelini beans for a more authentic italian flare and chicken sausage to make it healthier.

Reviewed on Mar. 01, 2012 by mehalv

I absolutely loved this recipe! I used cavatappi pasta in place of elbow, and all water with three reduced sodium chicken bouillon cubes, as the cooking liquid. Cannot wait to make this again!

Reviewed on Feb. 07, 2012 by melfreas

This is a delicious soup! I used 2 cloves of garlic and hot italian sausage. I also served it with a garlic & parmesan baguette. I think the next time I make it, which will be soon, I'll try some of the suggestions in the other reviews. I love having Taste of Home as a resource for recipes!

Reviewed on Oct. 19, 2011 by mdbubba1

I make this all the time.We love it. I use chicken broth instead of water. I also use ditalini instead of elbow mac. We love tastes great the next day.

Reviewed on Oct. 18, 2011 by maryellen526

I will be making this recipe again very soon. The only changes I made was adding 3 cloves of garlic and using hot Italian turkey sausage links. Excellent recipe. My husband really liked it. It was great for lunch heated in the microwave the next day. Delicious.

Reviewed on Oct. 14, 2011 by SJS9

This basic recipe is Yummy, I use 3 cloves of garlic, 32oz. container of fat free, low sodium chicken stock,no water and 1/2 cup of ditalini. I also saute the sausage,drain off the excess fat and then add the onion and garlic and saute that along with the sausage. I then add the rest of the ingredients and simmer together with an additional can of beans. Because of my changes I give this 4 stars and have made it several times. It is delicious.