Pasta Fagioli*

By Bailey1_

Like Olive Garden!

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 Tablespoon olive oil
• 2 cans (15 oz. each) Italian-style stewed tomatoes, undrained.
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 2 cans white beans (kidney, cannellini or great northern
• 1/4 cup chopped Italian parsley
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper
• 4 oz. small pasta (Creamette rings are good)
• 1 1/2 pounds of hamburger

Preparation

Step 1

Cook and stir onion in oil in Dutch oven over medium heat for 5 minutes or until onion is tender. Add hamburger and cook until no longer pink.
Add tomatoes, chicken broth,beans with liquid, parsley, basil and pepper.
Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low and simmer covered 10 minutes.
Add pasta and simmer 10 minutes more or until pasta is at desired stage. May add some Morton's Nature's Seasons Seasoning Blend.