Pasta E Fagioli Soup in a Crock Pot

By kjs1010

This tastes exactly like the pasta e fagioli soup at the Olive
Garden. Wonderful! Family loves it!!

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Step 1

Brown beef in a skillet.

Drain fat from beef and add to crock pot with remaining ingredients except pasta.

Cook on low for 7-8 hours or 4-5 hours on high.

During last 30 minutes on high or last hour on low add pasta and finish cooking.