Pasta E Fagioli Soup

Serves 12-14
Total time: 7 hrs 15 mins

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1 onion - chopped
• 3 carrots - chopped
• 4 stalks celery - chopped
• 28 oz cans diced tomatoes - undrained
• 16 oz can red kidney beans - drained
• 16 oz can white kidney beans - drained
• 3x 10 oz cans beef stock
• 3 tsp oregano
• 2 tsp pepper
• 5 tsp parsley
• 1 tsp Tabasco sauce – non-optional
• 20 oz jar spaghetti sauce
• 8 oz pasta

Directions:

1. Cook beef
2. Drain and shred if necessary
3. Add all other ingredients to crock pot
4. Don’t drain the cans
5. Cook on low 7 hours or high 4.5 hours.
6. Last 30 min: turn heat to high (or 1 hour on low) and add pasta 

Variation:

70-Minute Version:

Sauté onions, garlics, carrots, and celery for ~10 mins then added the ground beef and cook until brown. Then add:

• one can of kidney beans
• one can of great northern beans
• both drained and rinsed
• two cans of diced tomatoes (undrained)
• jar spaghetti sauce
• can beef stock
• 1 tbsp oregano
• 1 ½ tbsp parsley
• 1 tbsp pepper
• 1 tbsp salt
• pinch of ground red pepper

Mix all together and let simmer for almost an hour. Added noodles that had been semi cooked – cook 3-4 mins.