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Ingredients
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| | | | 4 | Usda default (100 gm - 4 oz) | Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw | 2 | cups | Vegetable stock | 1 | small | Onions, diced | 1 | large (7-1/4" to 8-1/2" long) | Carrots, raw | 3 | stalks large (11"-12" long) | celery, diced (about 1 cup) | 2 | cloves | garlic minced | 2 | cans (15 oz) | Tomatos, canned, diced | 2 | cups | Kidney beans, canned [two cans, 14.5 oz; includes | 2 | cups | great northern beans | 1 | can, 15 oz (303 x 406) | tomato sauce, use 15 oz can | 12 | fliud ounces | V8 Juice | 1 | tablespoon | vinegar, white | 1 1/2 | teaspoons | kosher salt or to taste | 1 | teaspoon | dried oregano | 1 | teaspoon | basil, dried | 1/2 | teaspoon | black pepper, to taste | 1/2 | teaspoon | thyme, dry, ground | 8 | ounces | pasta shells, small |
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| | 1 | Brown beef. Heat vegetable stock in large pot, add onion, carrots. celery and garlic and saute for 10 mins. Add remaining ingredients, except pasta and simmer for 1 hour. About 50 mins into simmer time, in seperate pot, cook pasta for 10 mins. Drain. Add pasta to pot of soup. Simmer for 5-10 mins. |
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