Olive Garden Pasta E Fagioli

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 3 teaspoons oil
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 14 ounces carrots, slivered
• 12 ounces onions, chopped
• 14 ounces celery, diced
• 48 ounces diced canned tomatoes
• 2 cups red kidney beans
• 2 cups kidney beans
• 88 ounces beef stock
• 3 teaspoons oregano
• 2 1/2 teaspoons pepper
• 5 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons tabasco sauce
• 48 ounces spaghetti sauce
• 8 ounces dry pasta shell macaroni

Recipe

• 1 sauté beef in oil in large 10 quart pot until beef starts to brown.
• 2 add onions, carrots, celery and tomatoes and simmer for about 10 minute.
• 3 drain and rinse beans and add to pot. also add beef stock, oregano, pepper, tabasco, spaghetti sauce and noodles .
• 4 simmer until celery and carrots are tender, about 45 minute.
• 5 notes : makes 9 quarts! just cut the recipe down for smaller batches.