Pasta e Fagioli Soup

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 cup onion, diced
• 1 cup carrot, sliced
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 15-ounce cans diced tomatoes
• 1 15-ounce can kidney beans, with liquid
• 1 15-ounce can great northern beans, with liquid
• 1 15-ounce can tomato sauce
• 1 12-ounce can V8 juice
• 1 Tablespoon white vinegar
• 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 pound pasta

Directions

Brown the ground beef, drain off fat. Add all raw vegetables, saute 10 minutes. Add everything else, except pasta. Simmer at least 15 minutes.

Boil pasta. Add last, or spoon soup over noodles.

(i just browned the meat and dumped everything into my crockpot. Adding the pasta just before serving. )