Pasta e Fagioli Soup in a crockpot (Olive Garden copycat)

By KSmitherman

Ingredients

• 2 pds. ground beef
• 3 cans beef broth
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 carrots, julienned like or chopped
• 4 stalks celery, chopped
• 2 cans diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 can red kidney beans, drained
• 1 can white kidney beans, drained
• 3 cans beef stock
• 3 tsp. oregano
• 2 tsp. pepper
• 5 tsp. parsley
• 1 tsp. Tabasco sauce
• 1 jar spaghetti sauce
• 8 ounces pasta

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

Brown beef in a skillet.
Drain fat from beef and add to crockpot with everything except pasta.
Cook on low 7 to 8 hours or high 4 to 5 hours.
During last 30 minutes on high or 1 hour on low, add pasta.