Pasta Fagioli Soup (like Olive Garden's) in a Crock Pot

This is a great food storage recipe. Lots of canned goodies and few fresh ingredients! Gotta love the crock pot too, right?



Pasta Fagioli Soup in a Crock Pot(Olive Gardens Soup)

2 lbs. ground beef
1 onion, chopped carrots, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 (28 oz.) cans diced tomatoes, undrained
1 (16 oz.) can red kidney beans, drained
1 (16 oz.) can white kidney beans, drained
3 (10 oz.) cans beef stock
3 teaspoons oregano
2 teaspoons pepper
6 teaspoons parsley
1 (20 oz.) jar spaghetti sauce
8 ounces pasta

1. Brown beef in skillet.2. Drain fat from beef and add to crock pot with everything except pasta.3. Cook in crock pot on low 7-8 hours or high 4-5 hours.4. During last 30 minutes on high or 1 hour on low add pasta.5. For extra zip add a little ketchup to individual bowls.
This serves 12-14 people 7 pts plus