Most warming and comforting pasta-and-bean meal of a soup, Instant Pot Pasta e Fagioli recipe should be on rotation in your kitchen. 

You WILL NEED

Onion and garlic Carrots and celery Chili Flakes  Italian Mixed Herbs  Roasted Red Peppers Elbow Macaroni Pasta Cannellini Beans  Crushed Canned Tomatoes Kale  Vegetable Stock Parsley Lemon

Saute

1

Add olive oil, onion, carrots and celery and season with 1 tsp salt. Cook, stirring, for about 5-6 minutes, until softened.

add seasonings

2

Add the garlic, pepper, chilli and herbs and stir through. Press Cancel to stop the Saute process.

add ingredients

3

Add the pasta, chopped kale, roasted red peppers and most of the beans. Reserve about 1/3 of the beans for later.

add tomatoes

4

Add canned tomatoes.

Stir

5

Add the stock and stir through.

Add water

6

Add the 3 cups of water and stir well, scraping the bottom of the pot.

pressure cook

7

Set to Pressure Cook/ Manual for 4 minutes on High pressure. Once the timer is done, natural release for 5 minutes.

scoop

8

Scoop about a cup of the stock into a measuring jug or a bowl.

puree

9

Add the reserved beans to the broth and puree using a blender or a food processor.

add puree

10

Finally, pour in the pureed bean broth into the soup, along with lemon juice and stir. Taste for salt and pepper and top with parsley.

serve

11

Serve with extra parsley on top and grated Parmesan cheese, if using.

This is a stand-alone dish that only really needs a good sprinkle of fresh herbs and some grated Parmesan. It’s great with a side of crusty bread or garlic bread for mopping up the soup. Croutons are also delicious.