Recipe Name Pasta e Faigoli Submitted by cyndi58 Recipe Description This recipe is an Italian version of chili with ditali pasta. Quantity 0 Quantity Unit Prep Time (minutes) 20 Cook Time (minutes) 60 Ready In (minutes) 80

Ingredients Amount Measure Ingredient 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 Steps Sequence Step 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.