Olive Garden Pasta e Fagioli

== Description ==
This is a copycat version of the soup from the Olive Garden. NOTE: Makes 9 quarts!! Just cut the recipe down for smaller batches.
== Ingredients ==
* 3 teaspoons oil
* 2 lbs ground beef
* 14 ounces carrots, slivered
* 12 ounces onions, chopped
* 14 ounces celery, diced
* 48 ounces tomatoes, canned—diced
* 2 cups red kidney beans
* 2 cups white kidney beans
* 88 ounces beef stock
* 3 teaspoons oregano
* 2½ teaspoons pepper
* 5 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
* 1½ teaspoons Tabasco sauce
* 48 ounces spaghetti sauce
* 8 ounces dry pasta shell macaroni
== Directions ==
# 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 pot.
# Also add beef stock, oregano, pepper, Tabasco, spaghetti sauce and noodles.
# Simmer until celery and carrots are tender, about 45 minutes.
Category:Italian Soups
Category:Cannellini bean Recipes
Category:Kidney bean Recipes
Category:Macaroni Recipes
Category:Ground beef Recipes
Category:Carrot Recipes
Category:Celery Recipes
Category:Tomato Recipes