Olive Garden Pasta e Fagioli
Instructions:
- 3 teaspoons oil
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 12 ounces onion - chopped
- 14 ounces carrots - sliced thinly
- 14 ounces celery - diced
- 48 ounces canned tomatoes - diced
- 2 cups cooked red kidney beans
- 2 cups cooked white kidney beans
- 80 ounces beef stock
- 3 teaspoons oregano
- 2 teaspoons pepper
- 5 teaspoons parsley - chopped
- 1 1/2 teaspoon tabasco sauce
- 48 ounces spaghetti sauce
- 8 ounces dry pasta shell macaroni
- Sauté 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.
- Add chopped parsley. Simmer until celery and carrots are tender (about 45 minutes). Makes 9 qts. of soup
- Serves 10