Pasta E Fagioli Soup

Ingredients 2 lbs ground beef 1 onion, chopped 3 carrots, chopped 4 stalks celery, chopped 2 cans diced tomatoes, (28 ounce) undrained 1 can red kidney beans, (16 ounce) drained 1 can white kidney beans, (16 ounce) drained 3 cans beef stock, (10 ounce) 3 teaspoons oregano 2 teaspoons pepper 5 teaspoons parsley 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce, (optional) 1 jar spaghetti sauce, (20 ounce) 8 ounces pasta

Instructions 1. Brown beef in a skillet. 2. Drain fat from beef and add to crock pot with everything except pasta. 3. Cook on low 7-8 hours or high 4-5 hours. 4. During last 30 min on high or 1 hour on low, add pasta.

Description Credit for this is given to the Olive Garden restaurants

Servings

12

Notes The directions call for making this in a crock pot but I made it in a soup pot and it was fine and required a shorter cooking time. It is a very thick soup, almost like a stew and would make a perfect complete meal with a salad. I did not use the tabasco sauce and found it was seasoned just right and didn't need any salt or pepper.

Source Olive Garden