Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Pasta Fagioli

Brent got me a cookbook for Christmas - "Make it Fast, Cook it Slow" - its a cookbook written by the lady who spent 2007 writing the blog 365 Days of slow cooking. Anyway, I love my crock pot - it seems to be the best and least stressful means of getting a hot meal on the table! I'll post some of the recipes as I try them out.

Pasta Fagioli
1 lb ground beef, browned
1 cup carrots, chopped
1/2 red onion, chopped
2 celery stalks, sliced
15 oz can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
15 oz can white beans, drained and rinsed
2 14 oz cans diced tomatoes with their juice
16.5 oz jar pasta sauce
4 cups beef broth
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
2 tsp oregano
1 TBSP Tabasco sauce
1/2 cup dried pasta (I used bowtie because I had a little left from another recipe)
Parmesan cheese (optional)

Dump everything in except the pasta. Stir to combine. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or on high 4 hours. Stir in dry pasta about 1 hour before serving. Garnish with Parmesan.

I served this yesterday with drop biscuits - and it was perfect for a winter day! Next time I will leave the Tabasco out and let people add it to their own dishes because it was a little spicy for the kids. Also, it makes a lot so I am going to freeze it for another meal!

6 comments:

  1. I can't wait to try this one..looks yummy. Sounds like something Clay will love :). Thanks for sharing. My New Year's resolution is to try and use some new recipe's.

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  2. I'm so glad you posted this. I'm trying an "Eat from our pantry challenge" since I have stocked up on sale items and this recipe uses a lot of what I have in the pantry so yipee! I love our recipe sharing.

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  3. yum! you have been bloging a lot! wow. love the new backround!

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  4. I made this last night and YUMMY! I had enough for two nights and sent a whole bunch to my parents to have as well. Definitely a keeper! Thanks so much for posting.

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  5. I made this tonight and it was sooooo good! Thanks for the tip!

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  6. Merritt, I made this recipe this last week and we are still enjoying it! Thanks for sharing!

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