Olive Garden Pasta Fagioli Soup in a Crock Pot

By á-7198

Hearty and thick, this soup is a great comfort meal.This copycat recipe tastes exactly like the pasta e fagioli soup at the Olive Garden.

Ingredients

• 2 pounds ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 carrots, chopped
• 4 stalks celery, chopped
• 2 (28-ounce) cans diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (16-ounce) can red kidney beans, drained
• 1 (16-ounce) can white kidney beans, drained
• 3 (10-ounce) cans beef stock
• 3 teaspoons oregano
• 2 teaspoons pepper
• 5 teaspoons parsley
• 1 teaspoon tabasco sauce (optional)
• 1 (20-ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
• 8 ounces pasta

Preparation

Step 1

Brown beef in a skillet.

Drain fat from beef and add to crock pot with everything except pasta.

Cook on low 7 to 8 hours or high 4 to 5 hours.

During last 30 minutes on high or 1 hour on low, add pasta.