pasta fagioli

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef - cooked & drained
• 1 large carrot - julienned
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 15 ounces can of red kidney beans, undrained
• 15 ounces can of great northern beans, undrained
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar
• 1 teaspoon oregano, dried
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 package ditali pasta - or any small pasta
• 1 small onion, diced
• 3 - stalks of celery, chopped
• 2 - 14oz cans diced tomatoes
• 15 ounces can tomato sauce
• 12 ounces v-8 juice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• - tobasco to taste