My family has long enjoyed this dish. It’s easy to prepare and incredibly nutritious. A must-have is the adobo chili. In the Mexican food section of most supermarkets, they are available in a tiny can. If you like, you can double the recipe because this chili stores well.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 4 hrs 5 mins |
| Total Time: | 4 hrs 20 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 8 ounces ground turkey
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 3 stalks celery, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 (15.5 ounce) can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 (15.5 ounce) can great northern beans, rinsed and drained
- 4 cups water
- 1 (8 ounce) can no-salt-added tomato sauce
- 1 ½ teaspoons dried basil
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground thyme
- 1 ½ teaspoons dried oregano
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
- 8 ounces ditalini pasta
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground turkey, onion, celery, and garlic in the hot skillet until turkey is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Transfer to a slow cooker.
- Pour in kidney and great northern beans, water, tomato sauce, basil, thyme, oregano, salt, pepper, and cayenne. Stir well and cover. Cook until reduced and thickened, on Low for 8 hours, or High for 4 hours.
- Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain and stir into soup. Serve.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 366 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 61 g |
| Cholesterol | 28 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 11 g |
| Protein | 23 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 262 mg |
| Sugars | 2 g |
| Fat | 4 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
We like Pasta Fagioli , but this recipe was little bland for us. Also Adding the pasta to the soup should be done only if you are serving the soup right the way, otherwise the pasta soaks up most of the liquid and turns the soup into a thick stew! Next time I make this, I will use chicken broth for water, more tomato sauce and definitely more salt and pepper. For the pasta, I will use just half the amount called for. And I wont add it to the slow cooker, but to individual bowls right before serving.
Great flavors for being such a healthy soup.