Ladies, I simply must share a recipe with you all. I love the Olive Garden. When I get a chance to go there I always order the "all you can eat" soup,salad and breadsticks. The soup I order is the Pasta e Fagioli. Soooo good. I'm a soup kind of girl. Well, the other day I came across the recipe. I was thrilled. And I want to share it with you.

Pasta e Fagioli Soup

2 lbs. ground beef
1 onion, chopped
3 carrots, sliced
4 stalks celery, chopped
2 cans diced tomatoes, undrained
1 can red kidney beans, drained
1 can Great Northern beans, drained
3 cans beef stock (or 4 1/2 cups homemade)
3 tspn. oregano (I substitute Italian Seasoning)
2 tspn. pepper
5 tspn. parsley
1 tspn. Tobasco sauce (I omit this)
1 jar spaghetti sauce
1 c. pasta

Brown beef in a skillet. Drain fat and place meat in a crock pot or large stock pot. Add everything but the pasta. Crockpot: cook on low 7-8 hours or high 4-5 hours. Stovetop: Simmer on low for about 3 hours. Just before serving, cook pasta and add to soup.