Olive Garden Pasta E Fagioli

[Becks]

I made this recently. It was really good. You might want to cut it in half. It makes a vat if you don't. lol




Olive Garden Pasta E Fagioli

Ingredients
Makes
8 servings
3 tsp. Oil
2 lb. Ground beef
12 oz. Onion; chopped
14 oz. Carrots; slivered
14 oz. Celery; diced
48 oz. Tomatoes; canned, diced
2 C. cooked Red Kidney beans
2 C cooked White kidney beans
88 oz. Beef stock
3 tsp. Oregano
2 1/2 tsp. Pepper
5 tsp. Parsley; (fresh chopped)
1 1/2 tsp. Tabasco sauce
48 oz. Spaghetti sauce
8 oz. dry pasta Shell macaroni; or other pasta
Methods/steps
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. Makes 9 qts. of soup! **Just cut the recipe in 1/2 for smaller family needs!

Recipe from the website CopyKat Recipes

[jessicacook]

88 ounces of stock????

[Becks]

Yes, it makes a LOT!
When I made it I ended up with 2 stockpots full. I'm planning to cut it at least in half the next time I make it. It was really good though. My family loved it.