darn close to olive gardens pasta e fagioli

Name: Darn close to Olive Gardens Pasta e Fagioli
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 pound(s) ground beef; 1 ounce(s) olive or vegetable oil; 1 - onion, chopped; 1 cup(s) julienned carrots; 1 cup(s) celery, chopped; 28 ounce(s) diced tomatoes; 8 ounce(s) red kidney beans, drained and rinsed; 2 tablespoon(s) beef bouillon; 1 tablespoon(s) oregano leaves; 2 tablespoon(s) parsley leaves; 1/2 tablespoon(s) tabasco sause; 13 ounce(s) your favorite spaghetti sauce (i use newman's own sockarooni); - salt and pepper, to taste; - garlic powder, to taste; 8 ounce(s) small pasta

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Janice Splaha

North Versailles, PA

Updated on Nov 17, 2012

I love Olive Gardens Pasta e Fagioli so I wanted to duplicate it. I have been working on doing just that for years and I finally (I think) did it. You be the judge. This dish was one of my late Mother-in-law's favorites.

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prep time 25 Min

cook time 1 Hr

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yield 8-10

Ingredients

2 pounds ground beef
1 ounce olive or vegetable oil
1 - onion, chopped
1 cup julienned carrots
1 cup celery, chopped
28 ounces diced tomatoes
8 ounces red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
2 tablespoons beef bouillon
1 tablespoon oregano leaves
2 tablespoons parsley leaves
1/2 tablespoon tabasco sause
13 ounces your favorite spaghetti sauce (i use newman's own sockarooni)
- salt and pepper, to taste
- garlic powder, to taste
8 ounces small pasta

How To Make darn close to olive gardens pasta e fagioli

Step 1

Brown ground meat and chopped onion in oil.

Step 2

Prepare and add the remaining ingredients to the browned meat/onion mixture. Bring to a boil, add pasta. Simmer for one hour.
Step 3

Cooks note: adjust the amount of Tabasco to your taste.
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