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January 12, 2017

Slow Cooker Pasta e Fagioli Soup {Olive Garden} + Video

Slow Cooker Pasta e Fagioli soup is a healthy lightened up and hearty stick-to-your-ribs dish perfect for a chilly day. Best of all, this copycat recipe Olive Garden’s Pasta e Fagioli soup is healthier with gluten free options.  

Slow Cooker Pasta e Faglioli is a lightened up and hearty stick-to-your-ribs soup perfect for a chilly day. Best of all, this copycat recipe for Olive Garden’s Pasta e Fagioli is healthy with options to make this gluten free. Comes together easily in your crock-pot and can be made ahead of time for an easy set and forget it meal!

 

Make Ahead Tips for this Pasta e Fagioli Soup:

  • Cut the carrots, celery and zucchini the night before and store into zip-top bags in the fridge
  • Brown the meat the night before and store in an air-tight container in the fridge
  • If using dried beans instead of canned, cook and drain ahead of time and store in an airtight container in the fridge
  • Leave out the pasta if freezing this and only add the pasta if you plan on enjoying this on the same day

This recipe is one of those dishes that tastes even better the next day once the flavors have had a chance to meld together. It’s healthy comfort food at it’s best.

The leftovers make a perfectly filling lunch for the week and always hits the spot on a chilly winter day.

Slow Cooker Pasta e Faglioli is a lightened up and hearty stick-to-your-ribs soup perfect for a chilly day. Best of all, this copycat recipe for Olive Garden’s Pasta e Fagioli is healthy with options to make this gluten free. Comes together easily in your crock-pot and can be made ahead of time for an easy set and forget it meal!

Yields 10-12 servings

Healthy Slow Cooker Pasta E Fagioli Soup + VIDEO {Olive Garden copy-cat}

Slow Cooker Pasta E Faglioli is a lightened up and hearty stick-to-your-ribs soup. A healthy copycat recipe for Olive Garden’s Pasta e Fagioli. With options to make this gluten free.

20 minPrep Time

6 hr, 30 Cook Time

6 hr, 50 Total Time

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil (avocado or grapeseed oil work as well)

1 large onion, chopped

3/4 pound extra-lean ground turkey

2 garlic cloves, minced

1/2 teaspoon dried red pepper chili flakes (optional)

2 celery ribs, chopped

2 large carrots, chopped

3 cups homemade tomato sauce or 1 (28 ounce) can no-salt organic crushed tomatoes or tomato sauce

1 can (28 ounce) diced tomatoes, undrained (preferably fire roasted or Italian style)

1/2 cup homemade beef stock or good quality no-salt beef broth

1 tablespoon dried Italian seasoning

1 bay leaf

¼ teaspoon fennel seeds

1 cup cooked kidney beans or 1 can (15 ounces) kidney beans, drained and rinsed

1 cup cooked Great Northern beans or 1 can (15 ounce can) Great Northern beans, drained and rinsed

2 medium zucchinis, chopped

3/4 cup dry Ditali pasta or other small pasta (use gluten-free pasta if necessary or leave out entirely if desired)

sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste

2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar (to taste)

water, as needed to thin out soup to desired consistency

2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped

Instructions

  1. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook for 1-2 minutes until fragrant, add the turkey, garlic and red pepper flakes. Cook and crumble until meat is brown and no longer pink. Drain any fat and transfer contents to a large 6 quart slow cooker.
  2. Add the celery, carrots, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, beef broth, Italian seasoning, fennel seeds and bay leaf. Cover and cook on LOW for 3-4 hours or HIGH for 2 hours. Remove cover and stir in beans, zucchini and pasta and cook on HIGH for an additional 30 minutes or until pasta is tender. Season with salt and black pepper to taste and discard bay leaf. Stir in balsamic vinegar if desired. If soup is too thick for your liking, add more water as needed
  3. Ladle hot soup into bowls and garnish with fresh chopped parsley.

Nutrition

Calories

2509 cal

Fat

58 g

Carbs

369 g

Protein

144 g
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More slow cooker winter favorites:

Beef Stew

Slow Cooker Homemade Beef Stew makes the perfect comforting dish on a cold day. Best of all, it’s easy to make and simmers in the crock-pot for the most tender meat with carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes and celery.

Butternut Squash and Sweet Potato Soup

Slow Cooker Butternut Squash & Sweet Potato Soup makes the perfect comforting soup. Best of all, it's so easy to make all in your crock-pot!

 

Filed Under: Recipes, Slow Cooker Meals, Soups / Stews / Chili, Turkey Tagged With: easy, healthy, zucchini

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