Slow-Cooker Pasta e Fagioli Soup
News flash: All you have to do is bust out your Crock-Pot for a mini trip to the Tuscan countryside. Parmesan rind and a kitchen sink’s worth of veggies, pasta, beans and aromatics give our slow-cooker pasta e fagioli soup a ton of flavor.
Ingredients
One 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes
1 sweet onion, diced
1½ cups dried white beans, soaked in cool water overnight and drained
2 carrots, peeled and sliced
2 stalks celery, sliced
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 Parmesan rind
½ cup dry white wine
4 cups low-sodium chicken or vegetable broth
Large pinch crushed red pepper flakes
1 bay leaf
3 sprigs fresh thyme
2 sprigs fresh rosemary
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1¼ cup short pasta (such as ditalini)
1 bunch lacinato kale, roughly torn
⅓ cup chopped fresh parsley
Parmesan cheese, for serving
Directions
1. Place the tomatoes, onion, beans carrots, celery, garlic, Parmesan rind, white wine and broth in the bowl of a slow cooker.
2. Add the red pepper flakes, bay leaf, thyme and rosemary. Turn the slow cooker on low and cook until the beans are tender, about 7 hours.
3. Season the soup with salt and pepper. Stir in the pasta and the kale. Turn the slow cooker to high and cook until the pasta is tender, about 30 minutes.
4. Stir in the parsley just before serving and garnish with the Parmesan.
379 calories
3g fat
69g carbs
21g protein
12g sugars