Olive Garden Pasta E Fagioli

Dib's's Note:

Another really good Copycat recipe! Serve with Salad and Hot Italian Bread or Bread Sticks, and offer grated Parmesan at the table.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 25 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 cup diced onion
• 1 cup julienned carrot
• 3 stalks celery , chopped (1 cup)
• 2 garlic cloves , minced
• 2 (14 ½ ounce) cans diced tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can red kidney beans (with liquid)
• 1 (15 ounce) can great northern beans (with liquid)
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (12 ounce) can v-8 vegetable juice
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon basil
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• ½ teaspoon thyme
• ½ lb ditali pasta

Directions:

1. Brown beef in a large stock pot over medium heat-drain off fat.
2. Add onion, carrot, celery and garlic and saute for 10 minutes.
3. Add remaining ingredients, except pasta, and simmer for 1 hour.
4. After 50 minutes boil pasta to al dente.
5. Drain well.
6. Add pasta to the large pot of soup and simmer for 10 minutes.
7. (Weight Watchers Points for 1 Serving: 7).

Reviews

[Sharlene~W]

Excellent dish. Easy to make and very tasty. Added a little more water to make it more saucy. Next time I might just make it with 2 cans of V-8. Whole family loved it.

[Brenda Horn]

A very hearty soup. Great flavor and presentation the whole family liked it! Great for a wintery day!

[Jen Willson]

I tried this recipe even though I wasn't sure I liked pasta fagioli and I LOVED it! My husband and other adult family loved it as well but the kids weren't crazy about it (the beans). I can't wait to make (eat) it again!