*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                   Pasta E' Fagioli (Pasta & Bean Soup)

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Serving Size  : 36   Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Soups                            Italian
                Side Dish

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   3      teaspoons     Oil
   2      pounds        Ground beef
  12      ounces        Onion-chopped
  14      ounces        Carrots -- slivered
  14      ounces        Celery -- diced
  48      ounces        Tomatoes, canned -- diced
   2      cups          Kidney beans -- red 15 oz
   1                    Jars Kidney beans, white -- 48
  88      ounces        Beef stock
   3      teaspoons     Oregano
   2 1/2  teaspoons     Pepper
   5      teaspoons     Parsley (fresh chopped)
   1 1/2  teaspoons     Tabasco sauce
  48      ounces        Spaghetti sauce
                        Shell or elbow macaroni nood

Saute 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. 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!

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