Chickpea Pasta Fagioli

Course: Entrees
Difficulty: Easy
Pulse Type: Chickpeas
Category: Feeling Stuck at Home? Travel the World From Your Kitchen with Pulses, Pasta Recipes
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
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Ingredients

  • 1 oz pancetta diced (optional); or replace with 1 tbsp of olive oil.
  • 1/2 onion yellow; diced
  • 3 cloves garlic grated or minced
  • 2 carrot peeled and diced
  • 2 stalks celery diced
  • 2 sprigs rosemary
  • 3 sprigs thyme
  • bay leaf
  • 1 tsp oregano dried
  • 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cup white wine dry
  • 1 28 oz can tomatoes crushed
  • 32 oz chicken broth or vegetable broth; low sodium
  • 2 cups water
  • parmesan cheese rind (optional, but recommended)
  • 3 cups kale chopped
  • 2 15 oz cans chickpeas rinsed and drained
  • 1 1/2 cups pasta ditalini, shells or cavatelli
  • parmesan cheese for topping the soup, and crusty bread for serving

Instructions

  1. Heat a large pot over medium-high heat and add the pancetta or oil if not using pancetta. Lightly brown the pancetta then add in the onion, carrots, celery, rosemary, thyme, bay leaf, oregano and crushed red pepper. Season with salt and pepper. Sauté for 2 minutes then add in the garlic and sauté another minute.
  2. Pour in the white wine and scrape up any bits off the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon. Add the crushed tomatoes, broth, water, Parmesan cheese rind, kale and chickpeas. Stir to combine and raise the heat to high.
  3. Bring the soup to a boil and add the pasta. Reduce heat to medium and cook the soup for 7-10 minutes or until the pasta is al dente, stirring occasionally. The rosemary and thyme leaves will fall off the stems as soup cooks.
  4. When the pasta is al dente remove the herb stems, bay leaf and Parmesan cheese rind from soup. Serve the soup topped with shredded Parmesan cheese and a side of crusty bread.