Slow Cooker Pasta E Fagioli

Slow Cooker Pasta E Fagioli is a hearty and comforting Italian soup made with ground beef, beans, vegetables, and pasta. Its easy to prepare in the slow cooker and perfect for a cozy weeknight dinner.

Ingredients:

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 carrots, diced
• 2 celery stalks, diced
• 1 can 14
• 5 oz diced tomatoes
• 1 can 15 oz tomato sauce
• 1 can 15 oz red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 can 15 oz cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
• 4 cups beef broth
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 cups ditalini pasta
• Fresh parsley, chopped for garnish
• Grated Parmesan cheese for serving

Instructions:

Cook the ground beef in a pan until it turns brown

Get rid of extra fat

Put the garlic, onion, carrots, and celery in the pan

Make sure the vegetables are soft

Put the vegetables and cooked beef in the slow cooker

Put in the slow cooker kidney beans, cannellini beans, beef broth, oregano, basil, thyme, salt, and pepper

Throw in the diced tomatoes and tomato sauce

Mix things together well

Put the lid on top and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or high for 3 to 4 hours

Add the ditalini pasta about 30 minutes before you serve

Keep cooking with the lid on until the pasta is soft

Add fresh parsley and grated Parmesan cheese on top while the food is still hot