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    Top Secret Recipes
    Servings: 8
    by Global Cookbook
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    Ingredients

    •     version of
    •     Olive Garden
    •     Pasta e Fagioli
    • 1 lb grnd beef
    • 1 sm onion, diced (1 c.)
    • 1 lrg carrot, julienned (1 c.)
    • 3 stalk celery, minced (1 c.)
    • 2 clv garlic, chopped
    • 2 x 14.5-oz cans diced tomatoes
    • 1 x 15-oz can red kidney beans (with liquid)
    • 1 x 15-oz can great northern beans (with liquid)
    • 1 x 15-oz can tomato sauce
    • 1 x 12-oz can V-8 juice
    • 1 Tbsp. white vinegar
    • 1 1/2 tsp salt
    • 1 tsp oregano
    • 1 tsp basil
    • 1/2 tsp pepper
    • 1/2 tsp thyme
    • 1/2 lb (1/2 pkg.) ditali pasta

    Directions

    1. 1. Brown the grnd beef in a large saucepan or possibly pot over medium heat. Drain off most of the fat.
    2. 2. Add in onion, carrot, celery and garlic and saute/fry for 10 min.
    3. 3. Add in remaining ingredients, except pasta, and simmer for 1 hour.
    4. 4. About 50 min into simmer time, cook the pasta in 1 1/2 to 2 qts of boiling water over high heat. Cook for 10 min or possibly just till pasta is al dente, or possibly slightly tough. Drain.
    5. 5. Add in the pasta to the large pot of soup. Simmer for 5-10 min and serve.
    6. Serves 8
    7. Barb Gummert

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