New Haven Pasta E Fagioli
A favorite italian soup for the crockpot. This is a flavorful and nutritious, easy and filling dinner. Serve with grated parmesan cheese and crusty italian bread. Warning: this fills a 6 qt crockpot to the top!!
Steps
Brown meat in a large skillet.
Drain fat.
Add to 6 qt crockpot with everything except pasta.
Cook on low for 7 - 8 hours.
During last 20 minutes on low , add cooked pasta.
Have an extra can of beef broth around in case soup is too thick after adding pasta.
Ingredients
lean ground beef, italian sausage, carrots, garlic clove, onion, celery, diced tomatoes, diced fire-roasted tomatoes, tomato and basil pasta sauce, cannellini beans, kidney beans, nonfat beef broth, oregano, italian seasoning, fennel seed, black pepper, parsley, crushed red pepper flakes, ditalini