I certainly enjoyed gaining a extra hour today! I spent my hour doing something I love but rarely find the time to do, reading food magazines! Last Wednesday, I purchased several beautiful magazines and today was my first chance to enjoy them. It was a pleasure! I have a new favorite, donna hay magazine. (For those who don’t know, she is the Martha Stewart of Australia.) The photography is brilliant! While reading I discovered a recipe for Parmesan wafers that fits perfectly with the pasta fagioli recipe I am posting. So my version of that is included too!
How did you spend your extra hour today?
Pasta Fagioli with Parmesan Wafers
A hearty delicious soup packed with protein and fiber.
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Ingredients
for the soup
- • 1 pound lean ground beef
- • 1 sweet onion, chopped
- • 1 carrot, chopped
- • 2 stalks celery, chopped
- • 1 cup butternut squash, peeled and chopped
- • 1/2 teaspoon salt
- •1/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper
- • 1 15 oz can diced tomatoes
- • 1 teaspoon oregano
- • 1/2 teaspoon thyme
- • 1 spring of fresh rosemary
- 6–7 cups beef stock
- • 1 cup small dry pasta
- • 1 can red kidney beans
- • 1 can white kidney beans
- • 1/2 cup chopped Italian parsley
for the Parmesan wafers
- • 4 Tablespoons Parmesan cheese
Instructions
for the soup
- Sauté ground beef in pot sprayed with no-stick cooking spray. Add onions, carrots, celery, and butternut squash. Drain any fat.
- Stir in salt and pepper. Simmer about 7 minutes. Add tomatoes, oregano, thyme, and rosemary. Stir to combine. Add broth and bring to a low boil.
- Add pasta and simmer until al dente, according to packing directions. When pasta is 2 minutes from being done add beans and parsley. Serve soup hot with Parmesan wafers.
for the Parmesan wafers
1Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
2. Arrange 4 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese in circles on parchment paper.
3.Bake 7-10 minutes, or until crisp and golden. Watch closely. Allow to cool completely and remove carefully with spatula.
Oh wow, this looks so good! I think I need to make this for dinner tonight.
Cathy, Thank you for your comment. It is a delicious soup and easy to make!
Diane, this looks delicious!! And the picture is great!
Regan,
Thank you. It means a lot coming from you!