Pasta fagioli (pronounced “fah-ZHOO-lee) literally means “pasta and beans”, and is a traditional stew/ soup of Italy and Sicily. Traditionally made with short tube-like ditalini pasta, it is very forgiving of style and requires just a “macaroni” type pasta. And feel free to use any canned beans available—Italians typically add white cannellini or the lovely pink cranberry beans they call borlotti, but any beans other than seasoned black beans will work. The combination of proteins in the beans and pasta, along with the squash and potatoes, makes this a complete meal.
