Pasta E' Fagioli (Pasta & Bean Soup)

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Title: Pasta E' Fagioli (Pasta & Bean Soup)
Categories: Soups, Italian, Beans, Pasta, Main dish
Yield: 36 servings

-OLIVE GARDEN
3 ts Oil
2 lb Ground beef
12 oz Onion; chopped
14 oz Carrots; slivered
14 oz Celery; diced
48 oz Tomatoes; canned, diced
2 c Red Kidney beans
2 c White kidney beans
88 oz Beef stock
3 ts Oregano
2 1/2 ts Pepper
5 ts Parsley; (fresh chopped)
1 1/2 ts Tabasco sauce
48 oz Spaghetti sauce
Shell macaroni; or other

Saute 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. Simmer until celery and carrots are tender,
about 45 minutes. Makes 9 qts. of soup! **Just cut the
recipe in 1/2 for smaller family needs! "Olive Garden
Recipe " JUNE JAMES (GNDR31B)

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