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Lentil Pasta e Fagioli Soup

Kelly Jensen
This lentil pasta fagioli recipe is a tasty & high pritein soup for lunch or dinner. Great to meal prep or batch cook and enjoy all week!  Top with an extra drizzle of olive oil and serve with a side of crusty bread for an a filling lunch anytime.
5 from 8 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine American, Italian
Servings 8 servings
Calories 350 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup olive oil divided
  • 6 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 sweet onion diced
  • 3 carrots diced
  • 1 28 ounce Diced Tomatoes
  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 cup lentils any variety (I used red)
  • 8 cups Vegetable Stock
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning blend
  • 1 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1 14 ounce can kidney beans
  • 1 14 ounce can white beans
  • 1 cup frozen chopped spinach
  • 4 cups cooked pasta gluten free

Instructions
 

  • In a large soup pot, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil over low heat. Add the minced garlic and onion and saute for 5 to 6 minutes until vegetables begin to soften. Add the carrots, dices tomatoes tomato paste, lentils, vegetable stock, garlic salt, and italian seasoning blend. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Cover and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes.
  • Add the kidney beans, white beans, spinach, and cooked pasta and stir well to combine.
  • Ladel 2 cups of soup into a blender with the remainder of the olive oil.  Blend and add back to the soup pot.
  • Serve with homemade bread and enjoy!

Notes

A Note on Cooking Pasta For Soups

For most of my recipes, I cook the pasta separately from the soup broth. If you add dried pasta directly to a hot soup, you run the risk of having the dried pasta soak up all the broth and overcooking the noodles (turning it soup into a mushy mess).
I’ve found that cooking the pasta separately, then serving the broth over the noodles in a bowl works best. I allow the soup to cool, then add the cooked pasta after. That way you’ll have perfectly cooked pasta that holds it shape and a delicious brothy soup.

Nutrition

Calories: 350kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 11gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 1444mgPotassium: 615mgFiber: 11gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 4548IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 71mgIron: 4mg
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