La Moras Pasta E Fagioli Recipes

PASTA E FAGIOLI

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium heat. Cook the celery, carrots, onion and garlic until they're tender.
• Stir the broth, Italian seasoning and tomatoes in the skillet. Heat to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and cook for 15 minutes or until the vegetables are tender-crisp.
• Add the pasta and beans and cook for 5 minutes.
• Place half of the broth mixture into a blender or food processor. Cover and blend until smooth. Pour the pureed mixture into the skillet. Cook over medium heat until the mixture is hot.

PASTA E FAGIOLI (OLIVE GARDEN COPYCAT)

Steps:

• On medium heat, preheat a large pot or dutch oven with oil. Add ground beef and let it brown (3-5 minutes). As its cooking, be sure to break it apart into small pieces.
• Remove cooked beef from the pot. Drain of excess fat and set aside.
• In the same pot, add diced carrots, onion, celery and pressed garlic. Saute until the vegetables are softened (about 4 minutes).
• Add canned diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and beef back to the cooking vegetables in the pot. Stir to combine together.
• Add Great Northern and kidney beans to the mix. Pour chicken broth to the pot and let simmer for about 10 minutes.
• Add pasta, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper and let it cook for another 10 minutes.
• Serve right away with a sprinkle of basil or parmesan cheese.

LA MORA'S PASTA E FAGIOLI

Steps:

• Rinse beans, discarding any that have floated to the surface; drain. Finely chop garlic and parsley together; set aside. Combine pancetta, onion, celery and carrot with oil in 5-qrt stockpot; Sauté over med heat until vegetables begin to soften. Add salt, pepper, garlic and parsley, stirring so garlic does not brown, about 1 minute. Add water; stock; tomatoes, including liquid; beans; and sage leaves. Increase heat to high; bring to a brisk boil. Immediately lower heat to a gentle simmer; cook, partially covered, until beans are cooked, at least 1 hour. If liquids reduce too much, add a little hot water. Taste one of the beans to be sure it is fully cooked. Strain out 1 1/2 cups beans; puree (it is all right if some of the pancetta and vegetables are mixed in). Return to pot, stirring to combine with soup to thicken. Adjust seasonings to taste. Return to a low boil. Add pasta; cook until al dente (firm to the bite). Serve with a liberal sprinkling of Parmesan and a drizzle of oil. Makes 6 servings. From a Tablehopping feature in Texas magazine Oct. 24, 1999. The recipe is from Lynette Mandola, owner and chef of La Mora Cucina Toscana.

PASTA E FAGIOLI RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Sauté whole garlic, fresh rosemary shallot and carrot in some olive oil until soft.
• Then add tomato sauce, mix and add half of the cooked beans. Now add vegetable stock and bring to a boil.
• Add your pasta and make sure it's submerged. Add more if it absorbs too much. Cook for 10-12 minutes (check the package). When the pasta is al dente. turn the heat on high so some of the water evaporates (it should not be too much like a soup, but it should be creamy).
• At this point add the blended beans and mix to combine. Remove whole garlic and rosemary. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Serve.

PASTA E FAGIOLI

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat and fry the onion, celery and carrots for 10 mins until lightly golden. Add the garlic, rosemary and bay and fry for a minute more.
• Add the stock and chopped tomatoes and bring to a simmer. Tip in the Napolina cannellini beans, bring back to a simmer and cook for 5 mins. Roughly mash with a potato masher to break up some of the beans (or pulse once with a hand blender) - this will thicken the soup slightly. Season well.
• Add the pasta and cavolo nero, then simmer for 4-6 mins more until the pasta and greens are tender. Taste for seasoning, then remove and discard the rosemary sprigs and bay. Serve the soup in warmed bowls with a drizzle more olive oil and a grating of parmesan.

PASTA E FAGIOLI (BY GIADA DE LAURENTIIS)

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and butter in a heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion, bacon, and garlic and saute until the onion is tender, about 3 minutes.
• Add the broth, beans, and herbs (thyme, bay leaves, rosemary) . Cover and bring to a boil over high heat, then decrease the heat to medium and simmer until the vegetables are very tender, about 10 minutes.
• Puree 1 cup of the bean mixture in a blender until smooth*. Before putting the puree back into the soup, add the macaroni and boil with the lid on until it is tender but still firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. You can also add sausage or ham at this time as well.
• Return the puree to the remaining soup in the saucepan and stir well. Season the soup with ground black pepper and red pepper flakes.
• Ladle the soup into bowls. Sprinkle with some Parmesan and drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil just before serving.
• *When blending hot liquids: Remove liquid from the heat and allow to cool for at least 5 minutes. Transfer liquid to a blender or food processor and fill it no more than halfway. If using a blender, release one corner of the lid. This prevents the vacuum effect that creates heat explosions. Place a towel over the top of the machine, pulse a few times then process on high speed until smooth.

PASTA E FAGIOLI A LA CHEZ IVANO

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium heat, cook beef until no longer pink. Drain and set aside.
• In the same pot, heat the olive oil. Cook onion, celery, garlic and black pepper until vegetables are tender, 10 minutes. Stir in beef broth, crushed tomatoes and tomato paste. Season with thyme, basil, oregano and parsley. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 1 hour. (At this point, you may put the pot on a back burner to keep warm and continue with the next steps about 1 hour prior to serving, if you wish.)
• Stir in the beef and simmer 15 minutes. Stir in the pasta and cook until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in the beans and heat through, 10 to 15 minutes.

PASTA E FAGIOLI

Steps:

• Drain the beans and bring to the boil in a pan of salted water. Cook for 10 mins, drain, rinse and put in a slow cooker with the onions, carrots and celery.
• Stir in the olive oil, garlic, stock, tomatoes, half a can of water and the miso. Tie the herbs together with kitchen string and add these as well. Season. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hrs, until the beans are cooked through and all of the veg is really tender.
• Remove and discard the herbs and stir in the pasta. Cover and cook on high for another 30 mins. Add the cavolo nero stalks and leaves and cook for a final 30-40 mins, or until the pasta is cooked through and the greens are tender. Serve scattered with the cheese and drizzled with a little more olive oil, if you like.