Olive Garden Pasta E Fagioli

Ingredients

Ingredients:
3 tsp. Oil
2 lb. Ground beef
12 oz. Onion; chopped
14 oz. Carrots; slivered
14 oz. Celery; diced
3 lb. Tomatoes; canned, diced
2 C. Red Kidney beans
2 White kidney beans
5 1/2 lb. Beef stock
3 tsp. Oregano
2 1/2 tsp. Pepper
5 tsp. Parsley; (fresh chopped)
1 1/2 tsp. Tabasco sauce
3 lb. Spaghetti sauce
8 oz. dry pasta ditali

Instructions

Saute beef in oil in large 10-qt. pot until beef starts to brown. Add onions, carrots,
celery and tomatoes and simmer for about 10 minutes. Drain and rinse beans
and add to the pot. Also add beef stock, oregano, pepper, Tabasco, spaghetti
sauce, and noodles. Simmer until celery and carrots are tender, about 45
minutes. Makes 9 qts. of soup! **Just cut the recipe in 1/2 for smaller family
needs!