Olive Garden Pasta E Fagioli Soup

By kayjayjohnson

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

Ingredients

• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 carrots, chopped
• 4 stalks celery, chopped
• 2 (28 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (16 ounce) can red kidney beans, drained
• 1 (16 ounce) can white kidney beans, drained
• 3 (10 ounce) cans beef stock
• 3 teaspoons oregano
• 2 teaspoons pepper
• 5 teaspoons parsley
• 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce (optional)
• 1 (20 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
• 8 ounces pasta

Preparation

Step 1

1 Brown beef in a skillet.

2 Drain fat from beef and add to crock pot with everything except pasta.

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

4 During last 30 min on high or 1 hour on low, add pasta.