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Pasta e Fagioli (Pasta and Beans Soup)

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  This pasta fagioli recipe (pasta and beans soup) is made with canned white beans, pasta, and veggies for a fast and hearty Italian soup singing with flavor. Advertisement I can’t stop making soups. Recipes like my Grandma’s minestrone, tomato basil soup, and my favorite broccoli cheddar soup, are all staples I have in my rotation, but there’s a newbie to the bunch—this Pasta Fagioli. In Italy, it’s called “pasta e fagioli” (pasta and beans) and features small pasta—usually ditalini—and yep, you guessed it, beans. There are lots of different iterations of Pasta Fagioli out there. Some versions have more veggies than others, some have greens, some do not, some have tomatoes and others don’t. I’ve read that in Tuscany some cooks purée the beans to thicken the soup while in the north they’re left whole. Traditional versions use dried beans, but because time can get tight, canned beans are a true timesaver. I keep my Pasta Fagioli simple in execution but big on flavor, a

How to Make THE BEST Potato Salad

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  This easy, classic Southern potato salad recipe with eggs, has been handed down from my grandma to my mom and then to me and includes their secret tips that make it the very best potato salad recipe every single time. How to Make the Best Potato Salad It may be pretty bold to claim, but saying this potato salad recipe is the best is a statement I totally stand behind. I’ve shared several variations of potato salad recipes here on the blog including my German potato salad, a creamy dill potato salad, my no-mayo potato salad with herbs, a bacon and sour cream loaded baked potato salad, and even more. But this salad is the one that readers have made a top recipe here on the blog, and definitely ranks as my personal childhood favorite. This classic potato salad is the one I grew up on. It’s the recipe my Grandma Mary Jane originally made, then passed down to my mom, aunts, cousins, and me and my sister. It’s accompanied burgers, grilled ribs, and every other favorite summer di