Pasta e Fagioli recipe - from the Recipes from the Crossroads Family Cookbook

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1 large carrot, julienned
• 3 stalks celery, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 14.5-oz. cans diced tomatoes
• 1 15-oz. can red kidney beans with liquid
• 1 15-oz. can great Northern beans with liquid
• 1 15-oz. can tomato sauce
• 1 12-oz. can V-8 juice
• 1 tbsp. white vinegar
• 1 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. oregano
• 1 tsp. basil
• 1/2 tsp. pepper
• 1/2 tsp. thyme
• 1/4 package ditali pasta