Copy Cat Recipe – Pasta de Fagioli Soup

So I decided that it was cold enough to make one of my favorite dishes as its called in my house Italian chili. Even though this is a copy cat recipe this is got some twist and turns as I didn't have everything that I usually have but the substitutes that I use worked just as well and still had that same amazing taste.

If you don't know anything about me know I am not a health nut but I have lost 45lb. this past year because of life style changes that I have made in my diet. So lets get started on how I made this amazing dish.

2 lbs. ground turkey
1 onion, chopped 1 tsp of dried onions
3 carrots, shredded or go without for faster version
1 c. celery, chopped or 1 tsp of dried celery
2 (28 oz.) cans diced tomatoes, undrained
1 (16 oz.) can red kidney beans, drained
1 (16 oz.) can cannellini beans, drained
4 cups chicken stock
3 tsp. oregano
2 tsp. pepper
2 tsp. thyme
5 tsp. parsley
1 (20 oz.) jar traditional spaghetti sauce
8 oz. pasta (I like using ditali pasta or small shells)

 

Heat 1 Tbsp olive oil in a large non-stick saucepan over medium high heat, add ground turkey and cook,  Put cooked ground turkey into a bowl, set aside. Add 1 Tbsp olive oil in same large saucepan, saute carrots, celery and onion over medium high heat until tender about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to a low, add tomato sauce, Chicken broth, water, canned tomatoes, oregano, thyme, pepper, cooked turkey along, then season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover with lid and allow to simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally until veggies are soft. Meanwhile prepare ditalini pasta according to directions on package, cooking to al dente.

Add cooked and drained pasta to soup along with kidney beans, cannellini beans and allow to cook 5 minutes longer. Serve warm with grated Parmesan cheese if desired.

 

 

 

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