SLOW COOKER VEGETARIAN PASTA E FAGIOLI SOUP (WITH OPTIONAL GROUND BEEF)
Pasta, beans, and hearty veggies mingle with a tasty Italian-seasoned broth for a simple and happy-making soup. We love this along with a simple green salad and crusty bread for an easy weeknight dinner. Add cooked ground beef for the carnivores and they're extra happy!
Provided by Kare for Kitchen Treaty
Time 8h15m
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Drizzle the olive oil into a large saute pan set over medium heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper and cook, stirring once or twice, for 1 minute. Splash in about 1/2 cup of the vegetable broth and scrape up any bits that are stuck to the bottom of the pan. Pour into slow cooker.
- To the slow cooker, add remaining vegetable broth, cabbage, carrots, zucchini if using, beans, and tomatoes. (If you're adding 1 pound ground beef to the entire batch, you can cook and drain ground beef well and add it now.) Cook for 8 hours on low (5-6 hours on high should also do the trick).
- 30 minutes before the cooking process ends, add pasta and put lid back on the Crock Pot.* Continue cooking on low until tender.
- *At this point, if you're adding ground beef to half, set a large saucepan over medium heat, add the 1/2 pound ground beef, and cook, stirring occasionally, until cooked through, 10-15 minutes. Drain any excess fat. Transfer a little less than half the soup to the pan with the ground beef and let simmer, covered, until pasta is completely tender and soup is heated through.
- Stir in red wine vinegar (divide between separate pots if doing the half-meaty version) and taste. Add additional salt and pepper if desired.
- Serve topped with chopped parsley and/or basil, a drizzle of olive oil, and pass with Parmesan cheese if desired.
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Princess Davis
[email protected]This is my new favorite soup! It's so easy to make and it's always delicious. The combination of flavors and textures is perfect. The beans and pasta are hearty and filling, while the vegetables add a nice sweetness. I also love that it's a pretty he
Tabatha Pacela
[email protected]This soup is amazing! I've made it several times now and it's always a hit. The flavors are so rich and hearty, and the pasta and beans make it really filling. I love that it's a one-pot meal, too - so easy to clean up.
Shiggy Nuggies
[email protected]I love this soup! It's so easy to make and it's always a hit with my family. The flavors are so rich and hearty, and the pasta and beans make it really filling. I also love that it's a one-pot meal, too - so easy to clean up.
Rayesha Holland
[email protected]This soup is delicious! I made it for my family and they loved it. The flavors are amazing and the soup is really hearty. I will definitely be making this soup again.
Tinyiko Ubisi
[email protected]I was really impressed with this soup. It's so flavorful and hearty. The beans and pasta make it really filling, and the vegetables add a nice sweetness. I also love that it's a pretty healthy soup, so I can feel good about eating it.
Teddy Bush
[email protected]This is my new favorite soup! It's so easy to make and it's always delicious. The combination of flavors and textures is perfect. The beans and pasta are hearty and filling, while the vegetables add a nice sweetness. I also love that it's a pretty he
Umar Mohammed hassan
[email protected]This soup is amazing! I've made it several times now and it's always a hit. The flavors are so rich and hearty, and the pasta and beans make it really filling. I love that it's a one-pot meal, too - so easy to clean up.
Samreen Kazmi
[email protected]I love this soup! It's so easy to make and it's always a hit with my family. The flavors are so rich and hearty, and the pasta and beans make it really filling. I also love that it's a one-pot meal, too - so easy to clean up.
Portia Segbedzi
[email protected]This soup is delicious! I made it for my family and they loved it. The flavors are amazing and the soup is really hearty. I will definitely be making this soup again.
Stephen Curtis
[email protected]I was really impressed with this soup. It's so flavorful and hearty. The beans and pasta make it really filling, and the vegetables add a nice sweetness. I also love that it's a pretty healthy soup, so I can feel good about eating it.
Stephen O'Shaughnessy
[email protected]This is my new go-to soup recipe. It's so easy to make and it's always delicious. I love the combination of flavors and textures. The beans and pasta are hearty and filling, while the vegetables add a nice sweetness. I also love that it's a pretty he
Malik zaid
[email protected]This soup is amazing! I've made it several times now and it's always a hit. The flavors are so rich and hearty, and the pasta and beans make it really filling. I love that it's a one-pot meal, too - so easy to clean up.
Maison Escalante
[email protected]I've made this soup several times now and it's always a hit. It's so easy to make and it's always delicious. I love the combination of flavors and textures. The beans and pasta are hearty and filling, while the vegetables add a nice sweetness. I also
Bbzjs Bbsd
[email protected]This soup is a great way to use up leftover vegetables. I had some leftover carrots, celery, and onions, so I threw them in the soup and they worked perfectly. The soup was really flavorful and hearty. I served it with some crusty bread and it was a
Shah Vai
[email protected]I made this soup last night and it was delicious! I followed the recipe exactly and it turned out perfectly. The soup was thick and hearty, and the flavors were amazing. I especially loved the combination of the beans, pasta, and vegetables. I will d
Faamaopo hunt
[email protected]This is my new favorite soup! It's so easy to make and it's always a hit with my family. I love the combination of flavors and textures. The beans and pasta are hearty and filling, while the vegetables add a nice sweetness. I also love that it's a pr
Qaher 7777
[email protected]I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this soup. I'm not usually a fan of vegetarian soups, but this one was really flavorful and satisfying. The beans and pasta made it really hearty, and the vegetables added a nice sweetness. I'll defini
Mr Renagade
[email protected]This soup is amazing! I've made it several times now and it's always a hit. The flavors are so rich and hearty, and the pasta and beans make it really filling. I love that it's a one-pot meal, too - so easy to clean up.