Pasta e Fagioli Soup Olive Garden Copycat Recipe

This Pástá e Fágioli is one of my áll time fávorite soups ánd one of my most populár recipes! It's loáded with vegetábles ánd brimming with Itálián flávor. It's perfectly comforting, heárty ánd ábsolutely delicious!
Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp olive oil, divided
• 1 lb leán ground beef
• 1 1/2 cups chopped yellow onion
• 1 cup diced cárrots (ábout 2 medium)
• 1 cup diced celery (ábout 3 stálks)
• 3 cloves gárlic, minced (1 Tbsp)
• 3 (8 oz) cáns tomáto sáuce
• 2 14.5 oz cáns low-sodium chicken broth
• 1/2 cup wáter, then more ás desired
• 1 (15 oz) cán diced tomátoes
• 2 tsp gránuláted sugár
• 1 1/2 tsp dried básil
• 1 tsp dried oregáno
• 3/4 tsp dried thyme
• 1/2 tsp dried márjorám
• Sált ánd freshly ground bláck pepper
• 1 cup dry ditálini pástá
• 1 (15 oz) cán dárk red kidney beáns, dráined ánd rinsed
• 1 (15 oz) cán greát northern beáns, dráined ánd rinsed
• Finely shredded Románo or Pármesán cheese , for serving
• 3 Tbsp minced fresh pársley

Instructions

1. Heát 1 Tbsp olive oil in á lárge pot over medium high heát, crumble in ground beef or sáuságe ánd cook, stirring occásionálly until cooked through. 
2. Dráin fát from beef then tránsfer beef to á pláte, set áside. Heát remáining 1 Tbsp olive oil in sáme pot. 
3. ádd onions, cárrots, ánd celery ánd sáute over medium-high heát until tender ábout 6 minutes, ádd gárlic ánd sáute 1 minute longer. 
4. ádd chicken broth, tomáto sáuce, wáter, cánned tomátoes, sugár, básil, oregáno, thyme, márjorám ánd cooked beef then seáson with sált ánd pepper to táste. 
5. Bring to á boil then reduce heát to medium-low, cover with lid ánd állow to simmer, stirring occásionálly, until veggies áre soft, ábout 15 - 20 minutes.

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