Nonna Igea in action making one of her favorite pasta recipes: Pasta e fagioli. Pasta e fagioli (also known as Pasta and fazool or pasta and fasule) is an ancient pasta part of the "cucina povera".

This recipe has a classic example of that with the 16-bean soup mix Ina uses in her pasta e fagioli. The melange of many beans is a great way to bring color, texture and flavor to this classic ...