Olive Garden Pasta E Fagioli Recipe - Italian.Food.com

Ingredients

• 1 lb extra lean ground beef (7% fat)
• 1 small onion, diced (1 cup)
• 1 large carrot, julienned (1 cup)
• 3 stalks celery, chopped (1 cup)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can red kidney beans, undrained
• 1 (15 ounce) can great northern beans, undrained
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (12 ounce) can V8 vegetable juice
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 lb ditali pasta, cooked and drained