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Pasta e fagioli

Feed a crowd with this delicious slow-cooker recipe!

  • Hands-on time: 15 mins
  • Time to make: 22 mins
  • Serving: 8 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1 cup celery, sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • ½ teaspoon dried Italian herbs (basil, oregano and parsley)
  • ½ teaspoon paprika
  • ½ teaspoon ground coriander
  • 2 teaspoons fresh thyme
  • 1 bay leaf
  • ½ teaspoon chilli flakes (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • zest of ½ lemon
  • 2 cups carrots, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 2 cups button mushrooms, sliced
  • 2 cups silverbeet, sliced
  • 400g sweet potato/ kumara or pumpkin, peeled and cut into 3cm chunks
  • 2 x 400g cans red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
  • 400g can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
  • 3 cups no-added-salt vegetable stock
  • 400g can crushed tomatoes
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 20g parmesan rind (optional)
  • 2 cups orzo
  • 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 1 cup parmesan, finely grated
  • ¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 In a medium pan, place oil and set over medium heat. Add onions, celery and garlic, and cook for 2–3 minutes. Add herbs and spices and cook for a further 2 minutes.

    2 Transfer onion mixture to slow cooker. Add the remaining ingredients except the orzo pasta, balsamic vinegar and parsley.

    3 Cover and cook on low for 7 hours.

    4 Half an hour before serving, stir in orzo pasta and continue cooking.

    5 Before serving, remove parmesan rind (if using) and stir in balsamic vinegar.

    6 Serve hot, topped with grated parmesan and chopped parsley.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free pasta and check ground spices, stock and mustard are gluten free.

    HFG tip

    Freeze your leftover parmesan rinds and add them to slow-cooker dishes like this to help develop robust flavours.

    Last reviewed: 2 June 2023

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