Pasta Fagioli In The Crockpot Just Like Olive Garden Food

PASTA E FAGIOLI (OLIVE GARDEN COPYCAT)

Steps:

• On medium heat, preheat a large pot or dutch oven with oil. Add ground beef and let it brown (3-5 minutes). As its cooking, be sure to break it apart into small pieces.
• Remove cooked beef from the pot. Drain of excess fat and set aside.
• In the same pot, add diced carrots, onion, celery and pressed garlic. Saute until the vegetables are softened (about 4 minutes).
• Add canned diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and beef back to the cooking vegetables in the pot. Stir to combine together.
• Add Great Northern and kidney beans to the mix. Pour chicken broth to the pot and let simmer for about 10 minutes.
• Add pasta, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper and let it cook for another 10 minutes.
• Serve right away with a sprinkle of basil or parmesan cheese.

OLIVE GARDEN PASTA E FAGIOLI SOUP IN A CROCK POT (COPYCAT)

Steps:

• Brown beef in a skillet.
• Drain fat from beef and add to crock pot with everything except pasta.
• Cook on low 7-8 hours or high 4-5 hours.
• During last 30 min on high or 1 hour on low, add pasta.

OLIVE GARDEN PASTA E FAGIOLI (+VIDEO)

Steps:

• Brown and crumble ground beef. Drain excess grease. Add into the slow cooker.
• Add all the other ingredients to the slow cooker (except for pasta) and stir.
• Cover and set slow cooker on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 4-5 hours
• During the last 30 minutes or so of cooking, add in the pasta and stir. Cook until pasta is al dente then serve with breadsticks!

OLIVE GARDEN PASTA E FAGIOLI SOUP

Steps:

• Brown ground beef in large skillet. Drain fat.
• Add beef and all ingredients except the pasta into a large crock pot. Cook on low for 7-8 hours or high for 4-5 hours.
• Before serving, cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and add to soup.
• Serve in bowls topped with parmesan cheese and parsley if desired. Also, we love to serve this soup with crusty bread, breadsticks, or cornbread.