Olive Garden Pasta

Description

This tastes exactly like the Pasta e fagioli soup at the Olive Garden. Wonderful! Husband loves it!

Ingredients

• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 carrots, julienned like og or chopped
• 4 stalks celery, chopped
• 2 cans diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 can red kidney beans, drained
• 1 can white kidney beans, drained
• 3 cans beef stock
• 3 teaspoons oregano
• 2 teaspoons pepper
• 5 teaspoons parsley
• 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce (optional)
• 1 jar spaghetti sauce
• 8 ounces pasta

Directions

1. Brown beef in a skillet.
2. Drain fat from beef and add to crockpot with everything except pasta.
3. Cook on low 7–8 hours or high 4–5 hours.
4. During last 30 minutes on high or 1 hour on low, add pasta.