Pasta e Fagioli

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    55mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    4
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    1219
based on 9 ratings

Pasta e fagioli is one of the only dishes that defies regional cuisine in Italy and can be found across the country. A hearty dish of brothy pasta and beans flavoured with rosemary, garlic, and pancetta, this recipe is the ultimate comfort food and is perfect for those cold winter months.

recipe updated 7 Apr 2026

Ingredients

  • Carrot icon
    Carrot
    50 g
  • Celery stalk icon
    Celery stalk
    45 g
  • Onion icon
    Onion
    150 g
  • Fresh rosemary icon
    Fresh rosemary
    1 tablespoon
  • Garlic clove icon
    Garlic clove
    2
  • Smoked pancetta icon
    Smoked pancetta
    80 g
  • Vegetable stock icon
    Vegetable stock
    1 kg
  • Cavolo nero icon
    Cavolo nero
    100 g
  • Parmesan cheese icon
    Parmesan cheese
    as needed
  • Olive oil icon
    Olive oil
    3 tablespoons
  • Tinned chopped tomatoes icon
    Tinned chopped tomatoes
    200 g
  • Tinned borlotti beans icon
    Tinned borlotti beans
    800 g
  • Ditalini pasta icon
    Ditalini pasta
    200 g
  • Extra virgin olive oil icon
    Extra virgin olive oil
    2 tablespoons
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Cooking Chef XL
  • kCook icon Cooking chef xl bowl
  • kCook icon Medium bowl
  • kCook icon Serving bowl - small

Step preview

  1. Attach the Stir Tool
  2. Add olive oil to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  3. Lift the Cooking Chef head and fit the heat shield
  4. Heat with splashguard fitted - 1 min, 120°C, Speed OFF
  5. Then add carrot, celery stalk and onion to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  6. Cook with splashguard fitted - 8 min, 120°C, Stir 2
  7. Then add fresh rosemary and garlic clove to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  8. Cook with splashguard fitted - 2 min, 120°C, Stir 2
  9. Then add smoked pancetta to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  10. Cook with splashguard fitted - 6 min, 120°C, Stir 2
  11. Then add tinned chopped tomatoes to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  12. Cook with splashguard fitted - 3 min, 110°C, Stir 2
  13. Add tinned borlotti beans to a clean medium bowl
  14. Mash with potato masher until smooth
  15. Transfer content of medium bowl to Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  16. Add tinned borlotti beans and vegetable stock to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  17. Cook with splashguard fitted - 10 min, 120°C, Stir 3
  18. Then add cavolo nero to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  19. Cook with splashguard fitted - 5 min, 102°C, Stir 3
  20. Then add ditalini pasta to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  21. Cook with splashguard fitted - 10 min, 102°C, Stir 3
  22. Then add extra virgin olive oil and salt to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  23. Stir until combined
  24. Add pasta to serving bowl
  25. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese
  26. Serve
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