Pasta e Fagioli Soup

Makes 3 quarts

This is a copy cat recipe from Olive Garden and is best described as Italian chili. It tastes just like the Olive Garden version.

ingredients

1 teaspoon oil
2/3 pound Ground beef
4 ounces Onion; chopped
4 2/3 ounces Carrots; slivered
4 2/3 ounces Celery; diced
16 ounces tomatoes; canned, diced
16 oz can red Kidney or white kidney beans
32 ounces beef stock
1 teaspoon Oregano
3/4 teaspoon Pepper
1 2/3 teaspoon Parsley; (fresh chopped best)
1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
16 ounces Spaghetti sauce
2 2/3 ounces dry pasta Shell macaroni; or other pasta

directions

Sauté beef in oil in large 10-qt. pot until beef starts to brown. Add onions, carrots, celery and tomatoes and simmer for about 10 minutes. Drain and rinse beans and add to the pot. Also add beef stock, oregano, pepper, Tabasco, spaghetti sauce, and noodles. Add chopped parsley. Simmer until celery and carrots are tender, about 45 minutes.