Italian

Michael A's Pasta E Fagioli is for Soup.

Michael A's Pasta E Fagioli takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Michael A's Pasta E Fagioli takes 60 minutes to cook.

Michael A's Pasta E Fagioli makes 22 servings.

The ingredients for Michael A's Pasta E Fagioli are:

2 lbs. ground chuck, use 3 lbs. for more meaty soup
1 tbsp. butter, unsalted
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 medium yellow onion, diced, about 1 1/2 cups
250 g. carrots, julienne or shredded, about 3 large or about 2 cups carrots
450 g. celery, sliced, about 5 stalks or about 2 cups celery
3 - 15 oz. cans undrained stewed tomatoes, break up, do not put in whole
1/2 tbsp. Tabasco
1 tbsp. Pepper
2 tbsp. Italian flat leaf parsley, fresh, chopped
12 cups beef stock
1 tbsp. dry Mediterranean Oregano
6 cups Prego Traditional Italian Spaghetti Sauce 67 oz
1 15 oz can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 15 oz. can white beans
12 to 16 ounces any small dry macaroni, or any pasta of choice

Here is how you make Michael A's Pasta E Fagioli:

Brown beef. Drain. Set aside.Heat oil and butter in extra-large soup pot. Saut? onions, carrots (shredded), and celery (sliced) in oil and butter until soft. About 8 to 10 minutes.Add tomatoes, with their liquid, to soup pot. Break up tomatoes as much as possible so that you do not have any big chucks of tomato. Add drained meat. Simmer about 10 minutes while stirring occasionally. Drain and rinse red beans and white beans. Add beans to the soup pot. Add beef stock, oregano, pepper, Tabasco, spaghetti sauce and parsley. If serving all of recipe, add dry macaroni to soup pot. Otherwise, do not add macaroni at this time as pasta will get mushy if refrigerating or freezing soup.Simmer until celery and carrots are tender, about 45 minutes. If you did not prepare pasta in soup, cook macaroni according to package instructions. Serving is 1 cup soup with 50 grams of cooked pasta, 20 grams dry.To reheat a single serving, cook 1 cup soup, ? cup water, and 20 grams dry pasta for 20 minutes. This helps the pasta absorb the soup flavor. Serving Size: Makes 22 to 24 1 cup servingsNumber of Servings: 22Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MICHAEL_41.

The nutritional information for Michael A's Pasta E Fagioli is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 22
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 288.3

• Total Fat: 10.1 g
• Cholesterol: 26.8 mg
• Sodium: 702.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 35.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.9 g
• Protein: 15.8 g

Michael A's Pasta E Fagioli is Italian cuisine.