Olive Garden Pasta E Fagioli Soup

cannellini beans

🥗Healthier: navy beans

💰Cheaper: pinto beans

Navy beans are lower in calories, while pinto beans are often less expensive.

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated Pecorino

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor without dairy, while Pecorino is often more affordable.

Begin by sweating the chopped onions and celery in a couple of tablespoons of butter over medium to medium-high heat until the onions are translucent.

Add the ground meat to the pot and break it up, allowing it to brown for a few minutes. Note that the meat does not need to be fully cooked at this stage as it will cook further in the soup.

Add the two jars of marinara sauce to the pot, which will help flavor the soup.

Stir in the canned diced tomatoes, white beans, and kidney beans.

Add ground black pepper, oregano, parsley, and a little Tabasco for heat to the pot.

Pour in the low sodium beef broth to the mixture.

If you plan to freeze the soup, cook the pasta separately and add it just before serving to avoid it becoming mushy. Otherwise, add the dry pasta directly into the pot.

Let the soup cook for an additional 35 to 45 minutes until everything is well combined and the pasta is cooked.

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