Delicious pasta dish with plenty of beans and veggies in a tomato based sauce...just like from your favorite restaurant.

Ingredients

1	pound ground beef
1	small onion, diced
1	large carrot, julienned
3	celery stalks, chopped
2	cloves garlic, miniced
29	oz diced tomatoes canned
15	oz red kidney beans (with liquid)
15	oz great northern beans (with liquid)
15	oz tomato sauce
12	oz v-8 juice
1	tblsp white vinegar
1 1/2	tsp salt
1	tsp oregano
1	tsp basil
1/2	tsp pepper
1/2	tsp thyme
1/2	pound orzo pasta (datali pasta)

Directions

1. Brown the ground beef in a large pot (big enough for soup) drain of fat.
   
   
2. Add onion, carrot, celery and garlic and saute for 10 minutes.
   
   
3. Add all remaining ingredients and simmer for 1 hour...reserve pasta.
   
   
4. Cook pasta al-dente in separate pot.
   
   
5. Add pasta to soup pot and simmer until perfect.
   
   

Categories

Soup

Nutritional Analysis

Nutrition Grade 96% confidence

Good points Low in saturated fat High in dietary fiber High in iron High in phosphorus High in potassium