Olive Garden Pasta e Fagoli Soup Copycat

This Olive Garden copycat soup can be made in the crockpot or on the stove, with little to no effort at all.

Yum yum yum! So I have never had this soup at Olive Garden, although if I do go again, I will definitely have the real thing to compare. What I can say about this soup though - it was packed full of flavor. All the different elements worked together so beautifully. The colors were gorgeous. Everyone demolished their bowl!

What you need:

• 2 lb. ground beef, browned and drained

• 1 onion, chopped

• 3 carrots, peeled and chopped

• 4 stalks celery, chopped

• 2 cans diced tomatoes

• 1 can red kidney beans

• 1 can white kidney beans (I used navy beans)

• 3 cans beef stock/broth

• 3 tsp. oregano

• 2 tsp. pepper

• 5 tsp. dried parsley

• 1 tsp. hot sauce

• 1 jar spaghetti sauce

• 8 oz. cheese tortellini

Directions:

1. Brown ground beef in a skillet and drain.

2. Then add cooked beef and remaining ingredients except tortellini into a crockpot --or-- large pot.

3. Cook on LOW for 7 to 8 hours, HIGH for 4 to 5 hours, or in a large pot for 1 to 2 hours.

4. Add tortellini in the last 30 minutes or so of cooking to heat through. 

Recipe from Mommy Savers

Originally posted on Fantastical Sharing of Recipes on November 1, 2012