Pasta Fagioli
Tradition says tomatoes but I like it with and without. Raising the kids alone years ago was an exercise in frugality. Many times the budget didn’t allow cuts anywhere but in the food area. I’d make a pot of pasta fagioli (fah-zool light on the l) and do something new to it each night. Here is the basic, with a few variations, adapted for backpacking.
- 1/4 cup very small pasta, orzo, or alphabet pasta works great (small elbows work, but I’m concerned about space plus you will need much more than 1/4 cup
- 1 onion or garlic bouillon cube
- 1 vegetable bouillon cube
- 1/4 cup freeze dried beans
- 1 TBSP olive oil
- 2 cups water
- sprinkle of basil, pinch of oregano, pinch, red pepper flakes, garlic or onion powder
- 1/4 cup freeze dried mixture carrots, celery( optional)
- 1-2 TBSP tomato powder( optional)
- Packet Parmesan cheese ( available from Minimus, coarse ground black pepper
- Boil 2 cups water,
- Add everything except Parmesan and pepper.
- Return to boil with lid on
- Once boiling give a good stir, replace lid and remove from stove (if it is cold, cover with something to hold heat).
Sometimes its good to add a little extra olive oil. No, I am not Italian. Portuguese mixed. Enjoy.
*Meat Eaters; some kind of ham, or spam seems to work best. Even a small tin of deviled ham. Summer sausage also works.
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Cool recipe. Im going backpacking in Europe with my husband in a week and this will be helpful. I’ve gotten alot of helpful info from people on Baraaza. But I haven’t seen any recipes. Im going to add this to the forum if you don’t mind – its a great resource. =)
Sorry, I haven’t had time to post more recipes. Okay to put on forum. Susan
Cool thanks! I look forward to reading more of your posts. =)