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Prep time
30 minutes
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Cook time
1 hour 30 minutes
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Serves
4-6
Author Notes
This dish is actually called Pasta e fagioli, meaning "pasta and beans", and is a traditional Italian dish. Popularly known as pasta fazool in the United States after its name in the Neapolitan language, pasta e fasule. The dish started as a peasant dish, being composed of inexpensive ingredients. Recipes for Pasta e fagioli vary widely, the only true requirement being that beans and pasta are included. While recipes vary from region to region it is most commonly made using cannellini beans, Great Northern beans or borlotti beans and a small variety of pasta such as elbow macaroni or ditalini.
This is my mother’s recipe and what I have eaten my entire life. It is one of my favorite meals.
—Greg
Ingredients
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20 ounces
Great Northern White beans
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3 pieces
Bacon
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1
Medium onion, chopped
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2
Garlic clove, minced
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1/2 teaspoon
Oregano, ground
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2 cups
Spaghetti, broken to 2" pieces
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1
Hot red pepper, chopped or coarse ground
Directions
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Cut bacon into small pieces and with chopped onion and garlic saute in 4 qt saucepan.
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Add oregano, chopped pepper and water to 2/3 full. Bring water to boil.
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Add spaghetti and boil until tender.
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Add beans, bring to a boil then lower heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
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Add salt to taste, parsley for color.
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