I made Vegetarian Pasta e Fagioli Soup in my new Ninja Cooker, but you can use any slow cooker to make this delicious tummy-warming soup! Use Soup Recipes to find more like this one.
Click here to PIN Vegetarian Pasta e Fagioli Soup!
Pasta e Fagioli means simply “pasta and beans” and there are many variations of this traditional Italian soup. If you have an Italian grandmother, this is the soup she probably made for you, or perhaps you’ve had a version of it at an Italian restaurant. Either way, this soup is Italian comfort food at its best. In Utah we’re right smack in the middle of those spring weather fluctuations where the temperature can drop 20 degrees overnight, and this Slow Cooker Vegetarian Pasta e Fagioli Soup tasted great when I tried it out with my brother Rand on one of those chilly days.
I made this soup in the new Ninja Cooker that my wonderful blogging and real-life friend Lydia sent me as a housewarming present. Lydia got a Ninja Cooker a few months ago and she was so sure I would love it too that before I even closed on the new house she promised to send me one for a housewarming present. (Thanks Lydia!)
And Lydia is right about this fantastic little cooking gadget; the convenience of being able to saute things right in the slow cooker and then switch to slow cooking is especially great. However, I’m not trying to convince you that everyone needs a Ninja Cooker, so rest assured that any recipes I’m making in the Ninja can also be made in a regular slow cooker, and I’ll give instructions that make it clear how to make the dish either way.
(Scroll down for complete printable recipe.)
Slow Cooker Soup or Stew Photo Index Page ~ Slow Cooker or Pressure Cooker
Indian-Spiced Slow Cooker Red Lentil Soup with Spinach and Coconut Milk ~ Kalyn’s Kitchen
Slow Cooker Sweet Tomato Basil Soup ~ 365 Days of Slow Cooking
This recipe has been added to a category called Weekend Food Prep to help you find recipes you can prep or cook on the weekend and eat during the week!
I made Vegetarian Pasta e Fagioli Soup in my new Ninja Cooker, but you can use any slow cooker to make this delicious tummy-warming soup!
Equipment: I used my new Ninja Cooker to make this soup, but any medium-sized slow cooker (4-5 quart size) will work.
This recipe was adapted from 50 Simple Soups for the Slow Cooker, although I spiced it up quite a bit.
Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
This Vegetarian Pasta e Fagioli Soup would be Phase 2 or 3 for the South Beach Diet, due to the carrots and whole wheat orzo. If you substitute another pasta shape, it needs to be whole wheat pasta for South Beach. You could make this soup lower in carbs by using less carrots, beans, and pasta, but this can never be a low-carb soup.
Find More Recipes Like This One:
Use the Recipes by Diet Type photo index pages to find more recipes suitable for a specific eating plan. You might also like to Follow Kalyn’s Kitchen on Pinterest to see all the good recipes I’m sharing there.
Nutritional Information?
If you want nutritional information for a recipe, I recommend entering the recipe into this nutrition analyzer, which will calculate it for you. Or if you’re a member of Yummly, you can use the Yum button on my site to save the recipe and see the nutritional information there.