Recipe Pasta e Fagioli a la Chez Ivano (Soup)

Required Ingredients:

• 3 pounds lean ground beef
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 4 cups chopped onion
• 2 cups chopped celery
• 2 (4.5 ounce) jars bottled minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
• 8 (14.5 ounce) cans beef consomme
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 2 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 2 1/2 teaspoons dried basil
• 2 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 2 tablespoons dried parsley
• 2 cups ditalini pasta
• 2 (15 ounce) cans kidney beans, drained and rinsed

Preparing/Cooking:

• In a large pot over medium heat, cook beef until no longer pink.
• Drain and set aside.
• In the same pot, heat the olive oil.
• Cook onion, celery, garlic and black pepper until vegetables are tender, 10 minutes.
• Stir in beef consomme, crushed tomatoes and tomato paste.
• Season with thyme, basil, oregano and parsley.
• Cover, reduce heat and simmer 1 hour.
• (At this point, you may put the pot on a back burner to keep warm and continue with the next steps about 1 hour prior to serving, if you wish.
• )Stir in the beef and simmer 15 minutes.
• Stir in the pasta and cook until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Stir in the beans and heat through, 10 to 15 minutes.

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