Venetian-Style Bean and Pasta Soup Recipe

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Venetian-Style Bean and Pasta Soup
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  1. Bring beans and water (10 cups) to a boil in a 4- to 5-quart heavy pot and boil 2 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand, covered, 1 hour. (Do not drain beans or discard soaking liquid.)
  2. Heat 1/4 cup oil in a wide 6- to 8-quart heavy pot over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté onions with 1/2 teaspoon salt, stirring occasionally, until beginning to brown, 7 to 8 minutes. Add carrots, celery, garlic, parsley, rosemary, and pepper and sauté, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes.
  3. Add beans with soaking liquid and Parmigiano-Reggiano rind (if using) and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, until beans are very tender, 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours (depending on age of beans), adding more water if necessary to keep beans covered and stirring more frequently toward end of cooking. Remove from heat and stir in 1/4 cup oil and remaining 1 1/4 teaspoons salt. Cool, uncovered, 20 minutes.
  4. Discard rind and coarsely purée soup in batches in a blender (use caution when blending hot liquids), transferring as puréed to a large bowl.
  5. Return soup to pot and reheat over moderately low heat, stirring frequently and thinning soup as desired with additional water. Season with salt and pepper.
  6. While soup is reheating, cook pasta in a 6- to 8-quart pot of boiling salted water until al dente, then drain in a colander and transfer to a large bowl. Toss with remaining 2 tablespoons oil and pepper to taste.
  7. To serve, ladle soup into bowls and top with spoonfuls of pasta, then drizzle with oil.
  8. Cooks' Notes ·Beans can be cooked in about one third of the time in a 6- to 8-quart pressure cooker. Follow recipe, sautéing vegetables in pressure cooker, uncovered, then adding beans with soaking liquid and cheese rind (if using). Seal pressure cooker with lid and cook at high pressure, according to manufacturer's instructions, until beans are tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Put pressure cooker in sink (do not remove lid) and run cold water over lid until pressure goes down completely. ·Soup, without pasta, can be made ahead and chilled, uncovered, until completely cooled, then covered up to 1 week, or frozen 3 months. Soup thickens considerably as it stands, so thin with water when reheating over moderately low heat.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 493.81 Kcal (2067 kJ)
Calories from fat 137.47 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.27g 23%
Sodium 540.8mg 23%
Potassium 151.1mg 3%
Total Carbs 23.21g 8%
Sugars 3.07g 12%
Dietary Fiber 2.35g 9%
Protein 3.75g 7%
Vitamin C 6.5mg 11%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 5%
Iron 1.1mg 6%
Calcium 55.9mg 6%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 104.12 Kcal (436 kJ)
Calories from fat 28.99 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3.22g 23%
Sodium 114.03mg 23%
Potassium 31.86mg 3%
Total Carbs 4.89g 8%
Sugars 0.65g 12%
Dietary Fiber 0.5g 9%
Protein 0.79g 7%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 11%
Iron 0.2mg 6%
Calcium 11.8mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 10.7
    Points
  • 7
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • cholesterol free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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