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Pasta e Fagioli Recipe

Nonna would be proud of you for making this delicious pasta e fagioli! It's an easy, quick, and nutrient-packed dish that the whole family will love.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 6

Equipment

  • 1 Rolling pin
  • 2 Large pots
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • 1 Wooden spatula
  • 1 Sharp knife
  • 1 Peeler
  • 1 Chopping-board
  • 1 Strainer
  • Serving bowls

Ingredients

  • Water
  • Fresh beans
  • 1 Egg
  • 300 grams Plain Flour 10.6oz
  • 1 Bottle homemade tomato sauce Or store bought
  • ¼ onion
  • ½ Carrot
  • Fresh basil As much as you prefer
  • 400 grams Beans 14.1oz
  • 1 Celery stalk trimmed
  • Extra virgin olive oil EVOO
  • 400 grams Fresh pasta 14.1oz. Or dry pasta
  • Salt As much as required

Instructions

  • Rinse the beans before adding them to a pot with cold water.
  • Boil the beans for 20 minutes or until soft.
  • To get started on the sauce first peel your carrot. Then chop the onion, carrot, and celery using a sharp knife.
  • Preheat some extra virgin olive oil in a large pot on medium heat.
  • Next add the onion and carrots and sauté until they're softened.
  • Pour passata into your sofrito and add a generous amount of salt and finally celery.
  • Boil the sauce for 20 minutes then add some fresh basil right at the end.
  • Once the sauce is finished, add a portion to the beans. The beans will absorb all the flavor.

To make fresh pasta:

  • Create a well with your flour, take one egg and crack it into the well then beat and combine it in with your flour.
  • Bring this together so that you start to create a ball of dough – even when it looks dry and crumbly, keep going!
  • Knead the dough so that all the ingredients combine and if you need to add a small amount of water. The dough should be malleable.
  • Let the dough rest for 5 minutes and cover it so it doesn’t dry out. The longer the dough rests, the softer it becomes.
  • Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface to about 1/8-inch thickness.
  • Stretch the dough with your hands as you roll it with the rolling pin. Stretch and turn.
  • Use a pasta cutter or knife to cut the pasta into desired shape. We cut the pasta into strips and layer them. Then we cut the strips into even smaller pieces.
  • Add salt to the water and let it boil. Then add the pasta and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
  • Once the pasta is finished cooking, save 3 cups of pasta water to combine theingredients.
  • Plate up the fresh pasta and add pasta water to the dish.
  • Add in beans and sauce mixture to the bottom of the plate to prepare for the pasta.
  • Finish by adding in the Nonna's sauce and combine with pasta. Add as much sauce as you want!

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