Pasta Fagioli Slow Cooker Crock Pot version

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Tastes just like the Pasta Fagioli they serve up at the Olive Garden. Enjoy!

Ingredients

• 2 pounds 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

Brown beef in a skillet.

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

Cook on low 7 to 8 hours or high 4 to 5 hours.

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