Pasta E Fagioli

INGREDIENTS 

SERVINGS 8

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 cup diced onion
• 1 cup julienned carrot
• 3 stalks celery or 1 cup celery, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can red kidney beans (with liquid)
• 1 (15 ounce) can great northern beans (with liquid)
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (12 ounce) can V8 vegetable juice
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon thyme
• 1⁄2 lb ditali pasta

DIRECTIONS

Brown beef in a large stock pot over medium heat-drain off fat.
Add onion, carrot, celery and garlic and saute for 10 minutes.
Add remaining ingredients, except pasta, and simmer for 1 hour.
After 50 minutes boil pasta to al dente.
Drain well.
Add pasta to the large pot of soup and simmer for 10 minutes.


Source:

http://www.food.com/recipe/tsr-version-of-olive-garden-pasta-e-fagioli-by-todd-wilbur-17566