Instant Pot Pasta e Fagioli with White Wine and Kale

This hearty pasta e fagioli soup is super easy to make in the Instant Pot. It's ready in 30 minutes and features kale, wine, and cannellini beans.

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Super creamy and comforting, this pasta e fagioli recipe is my go-to soup on those days I want something to warm me up but don't feel like putting in too much effort.

This pasta e fagioli recipe is something that you can put together in 30 minutes, perfect for those days you're looking for a fuss-free dinner that's also incredibly comforting.

Pasta e fagioli is usually tomato-based (think the Olive Garden variety), but this one incorporates a totally different vibe with the addition of double cream, wine, and kale.

Easy "Dump and Start" Recipe for Busy Nights

You can make it in the Instant Pot in less than 10 minutes and have it on the table in 30 (factoring in the time it takes the pressure cooker to do its thing once you're done with the preparing).

Some tips I have for this Instant Pot pasta e fagioli recipe is to use a small variety of pasta, like elbow macaroni, for example.

I don't like my pasta to be mushy, so if you want to obtain that "al dente" result, don't cook this for more than 5 minutes on high.

Also, the wine is optional, but if you decide to use it, opt for something crisp, like a Sauvignon Blanc or a Pinot Grigio.

Is Pasta e Fagioli the Same as Minestrone?

No. Many people mix these soups, and it's a common mistake because they both contain pasta and beans.

However, the minestrone is almost always red from the use of tomatoes and incorporates other chunks of vegetables as well, such as courgette or squash.

Can You Freeze This Pasta e Fagioli?

As much as I would like to be able to do this in batches that I can freeze so I have some hearty pasta e fagioli ready to go, pasta is one of those things that doesn't freeze well, especially when it's in so much liquid.

So I wouldn't freeze this soup, but if you are adamant you want to do it, maybe make it without the pasta and add some pasta boiled separately on the day you serve it.

Instant Pot Pasta e Fagioli with White Wine and Kale

This easy soup with kale, wine, and cannellini beans is ready in 30 minutes.

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Italian

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes minutes

Servings: 4

Calories: 573kcal

Author: Alice | Skinny Spatula

Ingredients 

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• ▢ 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ▢ 1 large onion, chopped
• ▢ 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• ▢ 75 g (2.5 oz) sundried tomatoes (optional)
• ▢ 175 g (1 ½ cups) short pasta, elbow macaroni or similar
• ▢ 1.25 liter (5 cups) vegetable stock
• ▢ 3 cans (14 oz / 400 g) cannellini beans, rinsed
• ▢ 125 ml (½ cup) white wine
• ▢ 2 teaspoon mixed Italian herbs
• ▢ 1 teaspoon sea salt
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ▢ 100 g (1 ½ cups) kale, stems removed, chopped
• ▢ 75 ml (⅓ cup) double cream (heavy cream)
• ▢ 25 g (¼ cup) Parmesan cheese, for serving, optional

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Instructions

• Start the "Saute" programme on your pressure cooker and set it on "high."
• Add the olive oil and chopped onions and cook until the onions are softened, stirring frequently.
  1 tbsp olive oil

  1 large onion
• Add the chopped garlic, pasta, sundried tomatoes if using, stock, wine, cannellini beans, mixed Italian herbs, and salt. Stir everything together.
  4 cloves garlic

  75 g sundried tomatoes (optional)

  175 g short pasta

  1.25 liter vegetable stock

  3 cans (14 oz / 400 g) cannellini beans

  125 ml white wine

  2 tsp mixed Italian herbs

  1 tsp sea salt

  ¼ tsp ground black pepper
• Close the lid of the pressure cooker and cook on "high" for 5 minutes with a quick release.
• Open the lid and stir in the kale and double cream. Season with black pepper and extra salt if needed.
  100 g kale, stems removed, chopped

  75 ml double cream (heavy cream)
• Serve hot with grated Parmesan cheese (optional).
  25 g Parmesan cheese, for serving, optional

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 573kcal | Carbohydrates: 84g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 1255mg | Fiber: 16g | Sugar: 5g

Nutrition is per serving and is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator.

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