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Olive Garden Pasta Fagioli Soup (Pasta Fazool)
Olive Garden Pasta Fagioli Soup (pronounced pasta fazool) is a hearty, comforting meal you can make at home. It combines tender ditalini pasta with beans, fresh vegetables, and seasonings, all in a rich, warm broth. It’s comfort food in a bowl that only takes 30 minutes to make!

Ingredients
Instructions
- Step 1
In a large dutch oven, season ground beef and brown over medium high heat.
- Step 2
When meat is cooked through, remove from pot and drain excess fat; Leave one tablespoon of fat in pot.
- Step 3
Add onion, carrot and celery to pot; Season with remaining house seasoning blend.
- Step 4
Cook for 5-8 minutes or until softened.
- Step 5
Add garlic, Italian seasoning, crushed red pepper and bay leaf; cook for 1 minute.
- Step 6
Add ground beef back into pot.
- Step 7
Add tomatoes, beans with their liquid and chicken broth.
- Step 8
Cover and let simmer for 20 minutes.
- Step 9
Test for seasoning. If needed add additional salt and pepper to taste.
- Step 10
Add 1 cup of cooked Ditalini to individual serving bowl and add soup.
- Step 11
Top with grated parmesan cheese.
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