Although this recipe may take closer to 45 minutes to prepare than 30, Pasta e Fagioli is one of northern Italy's best known and loved soups and deserves to be included in this book. There are many variations of this soup and one of my favorites is from the Veneto, where the soup is thick and creamy, a texture that is achieved by mixing in some mashed boiled potato as well as mashing some of the beans. The beans traditionally used in this soup are cranberry beans, borlotti in Italian some of the most famous ones come from a town in the Veneto called Lamon. A good substitute, if cranberry beans are not available, is cannellini beans.

Here is an incredibly easy soup recipe to prepare for your next weeknight meal. Broccoli Soup with Pasta is quick and delicious. Broccoli's rich and nutty flavor helps to develop a wonderful broth for this soup. The pasta in the soup absorbs some of the broccoli flavor, giving the soup more body and substance. This soup will warm you up on a cold and windy night. Nothing like a hot bowl of soup to relax you. If your family loves broccoli they will go nuts for this easy slow cooker soup recipe. Slow cooker broccoli soup is a healthy soup to feed your family. They will love the creamy texture and rich taste. Make this for a meal this week.

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