Pasta e Fagioli with Sausage

Name: Pasta e Fagioli with Sausage
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 16 c.
Ingredients: 1 lb. sweet italian-sausage links; 1 tbsp. olive oil; 2 medium onions; 2 clove garlic; 1 can plum tomatoes; 2 can chicken broth; 2 c. water; 3 can great northern or white kidney (cannellini) beans; 6 oz. ditalini or tubetti pasta; 5 oz. washed and dried very well spinach; Freshly grated Parmesan cheese (optional)

Published: Aug 22, 2008

Yields:

16 c.

Prep Time:

15 mins

Cook Time:

1 hr

Total Time:

1 hr 15 mins

Cal/Serv:

558

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Pasta e fagioli, Italian pasta and bean soup, becomes a meal-in-a-pot with the addition of sweet sausage and fresh spinach. Using canned beans speeds up cooking.

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Ingredients

1 lb. sweet italian-sausage links
1 Tbsp. olive oil
2 medium onions
2 clove garlic
1 can plum tomatoes
2 can chicken broth
2 cups water
3 can great northern or white kidney (cannellini) beans
6 oz. ditalini or tubetti pasta
5 oz. washed and dried very well spinach
Freshly grated Parmesan cheese (optional)

Directions

1. Step 1Heat nonreactive 5-quart Dutch oven over medium-high heat until very hot. Add sausage and cook until well browned, breaking up sausage with side of spoon. Transfer sausage to bowl.
2. Step 2Reduce heat to medium; add oil to Dutch oven. Add onions and cook until tender and golden, about 10 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute. Add tomatoes with their juice, breaking them up with side of spoon.
3. Step 3Add broth and water; heat to boiling over high heat. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 15 minutes. Add beans and heat to boiling; cover and simmer 15 minutes longer. Add sausage and heat through.
4. Step 4Meanwhile, in 4-quart saucepan, cook pasta as label directs, but do not add salt to water; drain.
5. Step 5Just before serving, stir spinach and cooked pasta into soup. Serve with Parmesan, if you like. Makes about 16 cups or 8 main-dish servings.
  
  Nutritional information is based on one serving.