Pasta E Fagioli Soup

By draingal

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 small onion diced (1 cup)
• 1 large carrot, julienned (1 cup)
• 3 stalks celery, chopped (1 cup)
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 14.5 ounce cans diced tomatoes
• 1 15 ounce can red kidney beans (with liquid)
• 1 15 ounce can great northern beans (with liquid)
• 1 15 ounce can tomato sauce
• 1 12 ounce can V8 juice
• 1 tbsp white vinegar
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1 tsp basil
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1/2 tsp thyme
• 1/2 pound ditali pasta

Preparation

Step 1

Brown the ground beef in a large saucepan or pot over medium heat, drain off most of the fat.
Add onion, carrot, celery and garlic and sauté for 10 minutes.
Add remaining ingredients, except pasta, and simmer for 1 hour.
About 50 minutes into simmer time, cook pasta, drain.
Add the pasta to the large pot of soup and simmer for 5-10 minutes and serve.