Pasta e Fagioli / Pasta and Beans

Whatever you call this dish Pasta e Fagioli, Pasta and Beans or even Pasta Fazool it is a Hearty Italian Comfort soup/stew at it’s best. Filled with pasta and beans in a deliciously spiced Tomato broth. Make it thick like a stew or thinner like a soup.

• 1¼ cups dried Borlotti beans (soaked 8-12 hours in a bowl of water drained and rinsed)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 clove garlic (minced)
• ½-1 medium onion chopped
• 1 medium celery stalk chopped
• 2 medium carrots chopped
• 4 cups vegetable broth
• ¾ teaspoon oregano
• ¾ teaspoon basil
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1-2 pinches hot pepper flakes (optional)
• ¾ cup tomato puree (passata)
• 2 cups water
• 1¼ cup dried pasta (small ditaloni, quadrucci etc)