Make Olive Garden’s Delicious Pasta Fagioli At Home

Ingredients

• 1 pound pd of ground turkey lean
• 1 teaspoon olive oil 
• 3 cups onion chopped
• 4  carrots chopped
• 4  celery stalks chopped
• 2  garlic clove minced
• 28 oz canned tomatoes diced canned
• 16 oz beans red rinsed drained canned
• 16 oz kidney beans white rinsed drained canned
• 16 oz great northern beans rinsed drained canned
• 10 oz beef broth reduced-sodium canned
• 24 oz pasta sauce 
• 1  zucchini chopped
• 2 tablespoons seasoning italian
• 2 teaspoons pepper fresh to taste
• 6 ounces penne pasta whole wheat
• 20 servings parmesan cheese grated to top each bowl with, optional

Equipment

• bowl
• ladle
• pot
• colander

Directions

1. Brown beef in a large soup pot.
2. Drain in a colander in sink.
3. In the same pot, heat the olive oil.
4. Add the onions, carrots, celery, and garlic and cook for 2 minutes. Stir often.
5. Add the drained beef back to the pot. Stir in the canned tomatoes, beans, beef broth, spaghetti sauce, zucchini, water, Italian seasonings and pepper.
6. Bring soup up to a boil. Turn heat to a simmer, cover and let cook for 50 minutes.
7. Add pasta to the soup. Cover and cook for about 10 minutes longer until pasta is ready.
8. Ladle soup into a small bowl or cup. Top with grated Parmesan cheese, if desired
9. Makes 20 cups