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Crock Pot Pasta Fagioli Soup is a hearty and authentic Italian recipe. If you love Olive Garden, you will enjoy this Copycat Olive Garden pasta fagioli soup.
The slow cooker makes dinner so much easier and this yummy recipe for Crock Pot Pasta Fagioli Soup does not disappoint. It is so hearty and the perfect meal to come home to.
We love soup and salad at Olive Garden but it is so much easier at home and less expensive too. Make this copycat recipe at home and see how delicious it is!
This recipe is even better with Olive Garden Breadsticks Recipe.
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What is Pasta Fagioli Soup?
Pasta Fagioli soup is very similar to minestrone soup but has more pasta and beans. It is such a hearty, delicious and full of flavor soup with a delicious tomato broth, pasta, veggies and beans.
Ingredients
- Ground Beef
- Onion, Diced
- Celery Stalks, Diced
- Minced Garlic
- Tomato Sauce (8 oz.)
- Diced Tomatoes (15 oz.)
- Italian Seasonings
- Dried Thyme
- Salt
- Carrots, Diced
- Pepper
- Dark Red Kidney Beans (15 oz.), drained and rinsed
- Fresh Parsley, chopped
- Great Northern Beans (15 oz.), drained and rinsed
- Dry Ditalini Pasta
- Chicken Broth
- Shredded Parmesan Cheese
Scroll to the bottom of the post for the full recipe and ingredients in the recipe card.
Variations Ideas
- Change Meat – You can easily change the meat to what you prefer. Add in Italian sausage or substitute for the ground beef.
- Vegetables – Feel free to change the veggies to what you prefer.
- Seasoning – You can change the seasoning by adding in red pepper flakes, oregano, or basil to taste. We usually start with ¼ teaspoon and then add more if needed.
- Broth – Change the broth to beef broth for a delicious variation.
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1 – Brown the ground beef and drain the excess grease. We browned the beef in a multi-cooker slow cooker on the sauté setting but you can brown on the stovetop in a large skillet as well. Learn How to Cook Ground Beef in the Slow Cooker
Step 2 – Next, place the beef, onions, carrots, celery, garlic, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, beans, Italian Seasoning, thyme, salt, pepper and chicken broth in the crock pot.
Step 3 – Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours. Stir in the uncooked pasta for the last 30 minutes of the cook time on low.
Step 4 – Stir in the fresh parsley and serve warm topped with the parmesan cheese. Enjoy!
Recipe Tips
- Chopping Veggies – We recommend chopping the vegetables about the same size so they cook evenly.
- Pasta – You can stir the pasta into the cook soup or cook the pasta on the stovetop on medium high heat. Cook the pasta until it is al dente or according to the package.
Serving Suggestions
This soup is delicious with a simple side salad. We also love to serve it with some type of bread to dip into all of that delicious broth.
If you have a few extra minutes, this Easy Homemade Dinner Rolls Recipe is great with the soup. You can also pick up some breadsticks or French bread at the bakery if you don’t have time to bake any.
Frequently Asked Questions
Store the leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator. This slow cooker pasta fagioli stays fresh for up to 4 days in the fridge.
Reheat leftovers in the microwave or on the stovetop depending on how much you have leftover.
More Easy Crock Pot Soup Recipes
- Crock pot Cheeseburger Soup Recipe
- Easy Crock pot Lasagna Soup Recipe
- Crockpot Black Bean Cilantro Soup
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Crock pot Pasta Fagioli
Ingredients
- 1 lb Ground Beef
- 1/2 Onion Diced
- 2 Medium Carrots Diced
- 3 Celery Stalks Diced
- 1 Tbsp Minced Garlic
- 3 cans Tomato Sauce 8 oz.
- 1 can Diced Tomatoes 15 oz.
- 3 tsp Italian Seasonings
- 1/2 tsp Dried Thyme
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Pepper
- 1 can Dark Red Kidney Beans 15 oz., drained and rinsed
- 1 can Great Northern Beans 15 oz., drained and rinsed
- 1 cup Dry Ditallini Pasta
- 6 cups Chicken Broth
- 1/2 cup Shredded Parmesan Cheese
- 3 Tbsp Fresh Parsley chopped
Instructions
- Brown the ground beef and drain the excess grease. We browned the beef in a multi-cooker slow cooker on the sauté setting but you can brown on the stovetop in a large skillet as well.
- Place the beef, onions, carrots, celery, garlic, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, beans, Italian Seasoning, thyme, salt, pepper and chicken broth in the crock pot.
- Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
- Stir in the uncooked pasta for the last 30 minutes of the cook time on low.
- Stir in the fresh parsley and serve warm topped with the parmesan cheese. Enjoy!
The Fagioli soup was fantastic.
Thus was absolutely delicious. My daughter loved it. So easy to make. Will set make this again.
I tend to be picky about my pasta fagioli, but this recipe was pretty easy and tasted fantastic. It’s a lot of ingredients so maybe a little more cumbersome on a shopping day than preferred. Otherwise, awesome!
We love this soup! I used a different pasta, small shells and it was still great!
We loved this soup! So flavorful.