Pasta E' Fagioli (Pasta & Bean Soup)

Ingredients:

• 3 teaspoons Oil
• 2 pounds Ground beef
• 12 ounces Onion-chopped
• 14 ounces Carrots -- slivered
• 14 ounces Celery -- diced
• 48 ounces Tomatoes, canned -- diced
• 2 cups Kidney beans -- red 15 oz
• 1 each Jars Kidney beans, white -- 48
• 88 ounces Beef stock
• 3 teaspoons Oregano
• 2 1/2 teaspoons Pepper
• 5 teaspoons Parsley (fresh chopped)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Tabasco sauce
• 48 ounces Spaghetti sauce
• Shell or elbow macaroni nood

Preparation:

• Saute beef in oil in large 10-qt.
• pot until beef starts to brown.
• Add onions, carrots, celery and tomatoes and simmer for about 10 minutes.
• Drain and rinse beans and add to the pot.
• Also add beef stock, oregano, pepper, Tabasco, spaghetti sauce, and noodles.
• Simmer until celery and carrots are tender, about 45 minutes.