Tuesday, August 09, 2005

Pasta e Fagioli Soup

This is David's favorite meal, so I thought maybe others would like it too. He always orders this at the Olive Garden, and since they don't share recipes, this isn't exactly the same. But, he says it is very close and just as yummy!

2 lbs. ground beef
1 onion, chopped
3 carrots, sliced
4 stalks celery, chopped
2 cans diced tomatoes, undrained
1 can red kidney beans, drained
1 can Great Northern beans, drained
3 cans beef stock (or 4 1/2 cups homemade)
3 tspn. oregano (I substitute Italian Seasoning)
2 tspn. pepper
5 tspn. parsley
1 tspn. Tobasco sauce (I omit this)
1 jar spaghetti sauce
1 c. pasta

Brown beef in a skillet. Drain fat and place meat in a crock pot or large stock pot. Add everything but the pasta. Crockpot: cook on low 7-8 hours or high 4-5 hours. Stovetop: Simmer on low for about 3 hours. Just before serving, cook pasta and add to soup.

1 comment:

Amy said...

Awesome, Tim loves this soup as well and I'd love to try and make it for him. I'll let you know what he thinks!