Pasta e Fagioli

Pasta e Fagioli is a traditional Italian soup featuring seasoned ground beef, white and red beans, ditalini pasta, tomatoes, and Italian herbs in a savory tomato broth. One of the most filling soups at Olive Garden, packed with protein from the beef and beans.

Pasta e Fagioli is the soup for people who want the first course to actually count. Ground beef, beans and ditalini pasta in a savoury tomato broth, it is hearty without being creamy, which puts it in a useful spot between the featherweight Minestrone and the two rich cream soups.

The name translates as pasta and beans, and traditionally it is a peasant dish built to stretch cheap ingredients into a filling meal. That heritage shows: it is dense, it is savoury, and a single bowl does more work than a bowl of Minestrone does.

It is the underrated pick on the soup list. Most people default to Zuppa Toscana or Chicken & Gnocchi because those are the two that get talked about, but if you want something filling that will not leave you too full for a tomato-based main, this is the smarter order.

What does Pasta e Fagioli taste like?

Savoury and tomato-driven with a meaty base from the ground beef, softened by beans that break down slightly into the broth. The ditalini stay small and firm. It is well-seasoned rather than spicy, and it finishes cleaner than the cream soups do.

Who should order Pasta e Fagioli?

Anyone who finds Minestrone too thin and the cream soups too rich. It is also a good pick in cold weather and the best of the four if you want protein in your first course.

Is Pasta e Fagioli worth $8.79?

Unlimited with a dine-in entree, so free alongside a main. On the Soup, Salad and Breadsticks deal it is arguably the best value of the four soups, because it is filling enough to make the deal work as a genuine meal without being so rich you cannot finish it.

How to order Pasta e Fagioli at Olive Garden

• Unlimited with a dine-in entree or the Soup, Salad and Breadsticks deal.
• One of the better soups here to take home, since there is no cream to split on reheating.
• Ask for it ahead of your main so refills are still practical.
• The pasta absorbs broth overnight, so leftovers thicken noticeably.

Olive Garden Pasta e Fagioli price in 2026

The Pasta e Fagioli is listed at $8.79 on the Olive Garden menu we track. That figure is a guide rather than a guarantee: most italian chains let individual franchises set their own prices, so the same dish can cost noticeably more in high-rent city centres than in smaller markets, and airport or stadium locations sit higher again. Menu boards and the official app are always the final word for your specific restaurant. We re-check the full Olive Garden menu and refresh this page when prices move.