Copycat Olive Garden Pasta Fagioli

Copycat Olive Garden Pasta Fagioli is a hearty soup with ground beef, vegetables, kidney beans, cannellini beans, tomatoes, broth, herbs, and ditalini pasta.

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 yellow onion, diced
• 2 carrots, diced
• 2 celery ribs, diced
• 3 to 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 can kidney beans, drained
• 1 can cannellini beans, drained
• 1 can diced tomatoes
• 2 cans tomato sauce
• 3 cups chicken or beef broth
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 cup ditalini pasta
• Salt and black pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Brown the ground beef with the onion, carrots, celery, and garlic, then drain excess grease.
2. Add the beans, tomatoes, tomato sauce, broth, oregano, thyme, salt, and pepper.
3. Bring to a simmer and cook until the vegetables are tender.
4. Add the ditalini and cook until al dente, or cook it separately and stir it into each serving.