Pasta Sausage Bean Ragout Pasta Fazool Or Pasta E Fagioli Recipes

PASTA FAZOOL (PASTA E FAGIOLI)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Brown sausage while breaking it into small pieces, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium. Add diced celery and chopped onion. Cook until onions are translucent, 4 to 5 minutes. Add dry pasta. Cook and stir 2 minutes.
• Stir in tomato paste until evenly distributed, 2 to 3 minutes. Add 3 cups broth. Raise heat to high and bring to a simmer. Add salt, black pepper, pepper flakes, and oregano. When soup comes to a boil, reduce heat to medium and let it simmer about 5 minutes, stirring often. Check soup consistency and add more broth, if needed.
• Place chopped chard in a bowl. Cover with cold water and rinse the leaves; any grit will fall to the bottom of the bowl. Transfer chard to colander to drain briefly; add to soup. Cook and stir until leaves wilt, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Stir in white beans; continue cooking and stirring until pasta is perfectly cooked, another 4 or 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in grated cheese. Serve topped with grated cheese, if desired.

PASTA SAUSAGE & BEAN RAGOUT (PASTA FAZOOL OR PASTA E FAGIOLI

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat.
• Add onion and garlic powder and sauté 6-10 minutes.
• Add sausage and sauté until brown, breaking up large chunks with back of fork, about 5 minutes.
• Add tomatoes with juice, broth, beans, 1 cup basil, oregano, and dried crushed red pepper.
• Simmer/boil 15 minutes to blend flavors, stirring occasionally.
• Add dried pasta and cook until tender but still firm to bite, about 15 more minutes.
• Add spinach and cook just until wilted, stirring occasionally, about 4 minutes.
• Mix in 1/3 cup cheese and remaining 1/2 cup basil.
• Season ragout with salt and pepper; ladle into bowls. Serve, passing additional cheese separately.

PASTA FAZOOL (PASTA AND BEANS WITH SAUSAGE)

Steps:

• Set oven to 400 degrees F.
• Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
• Cook the pasta until just al dente (do not overcook); drain, do not rinse and immediately toss with 1-2 Tbsp oil to prevent sticking; set aside.
• In a large fry pan, sauté the sausage, ground beef, onion, garlic, dried oregano and thyme, over med-high heat, until the sausage and the ground beef are brown, crumbling with a fork while cooking (about 6-7 minutes).
• Add in the undrained tomatoes, tomato paste and the cayenne pepper; simmer for 5-6 minutes (breaking up tomatoes with the back of a spoon).
• Add in the kidney beans, and heat through.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Add in the cooked pasta, Parmesan cheese and parsley; toss to combine.
• Transfer the mixture to a prepared baking dish.
• Top with grated cheese.
• Bake for 25 minutes, or until cheese melts and the mixture is hot and bubbly.

PASTA E FAGIOLI (ITALIAN SOUP) WITH ITALIAN SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large heavy pot over medium high heat.
• Cook onion in oil 2 minutes.
• Stir in garlic, celery and carrots and cook for 3 minutes.
• Add and brown crumbled sausage.
• Add basil, oregano and red pepper.
• Toss to coat.
• Stir in tomatoes and stock.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes.
• If necessary, add an additional cup of stock or water and stir in beans and tiny pasta.
• Simmer for 6- 8 minutes or until pasta is tender.
• Stir in parsley and serve hot with grated Parmesan cheese.