Pasta e Fagioli

Select your favorite pasta to use in this beef and vegetable soup with just a hint of spiciness.

Makes: 9 quarts
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Recipe Created By: Farming Feeds Alabama Cookbook
Featured In: Tennessee Home & Farm

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds ground beef
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 teaspoons oil
  • 1½ cups onion, chopped
  • 1¾ cups carrots, slivered
  • 1¾ cups celery, diced
  • 48 ounces canned diced tomatoes
  • 2 cups red kidney beans, cooked
  • 88 ounces canned beef stock
  • 3 teaspoons oregano
  • 2½ teaspoons pepper
  • 2½ teaspoons Tabasco sauce
  • 48 ounces canned spaghetti sauce
  • 1 cup any type dry pasta
  • 5 teaspoons dried parsley

Instructions

  1. Sprinkle beef with salt, and saute in oil in large 10-quart pot until it starts to brown.
  2. Add onions, carrots, celery and tomatoes, and simmer for about 10 minutes.
  3. Drain and rinse beans, and add to pot.
  4. Add beef stock, oregano, pepper, Tabasco, spaghetti sauce and noodles. Sprinkle with parsley.
  5. Simmer until celery and carrots are tender, about 45 minutes.

Tips & Notes

Cut the recipe in half for smaller family needs.

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