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Bowl of Poor Man's Pasta Fagioli Soup with Vegetables

The Best Poor Man's Pasta Fagioli Recipe

Discover the best Poor Man's Pasta Fagioli recipe, a hearty and flavorful soup that's easy to make. Perfect for a quick and nutritious meal.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Soup Bowl
Cuisine Italian
Servings 8 servings
Calories 451.77 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 5 ½ cups water
  • 1 pound ditalini pasta
  • 4 4 ounce cans tomato sauce (such as Hunt's®)
  • 1 15 ounce can cannellini beans
  • 1 15 ounce can kidney beans
  • 1 15 ounce can black-eyed peas
  • 1 ½ cups frozen green peas
  • 1 15.25 ounce can whole kernel corn
  • 1 large potato diced
  • 2 carrots diced
  • 1 onion diced
  • 1 small head of garlic peeled and minced
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley or to taste
  • 1 pinch Italian seasoning
  • 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon grated Parmesan cheese or to taste

Instructions
 

  • Bring water to a boil in a large soup pot and stir ditalini pasta into the boiling water. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 12 minutes.
  • Stir tomato sauce, cannellini beans, kidney beans, black-eyed peas, frozen green peas, corn, potato, carrots, onion, garlic, parsley, Italian seasoning, salt, and black pepper into pasta. Bring soup to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer to blend flavors, 30 to 45 minutes.
  • Serve topped with olive oil and Parmesan cheese.
Keyword Pasta, Pasta Fagioli, Soup