Connie's Pasta Fajole Soup

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, pressed
• 1 (30 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce, ragu chunky garden style
• 1 (10 ounce) can beef broth
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup celery, sliced
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1 (10 ounce) can rotel tomatoes & chilies
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can great northern beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 carrot, shredded
• 1 cup elbow macaroni, cooked

Recipe

• 1 cook first 3 ingredients in a large dutch oven over medium heat until meat is browned and starting to crumble. drain meat.
• 2 add spaghetti sauce and next nine ingredients. bring to a boil. cover, reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 3 add shredded carrot and macaroni. simmer for 5 minutes. serve with your favorite bread.