Olive Garden Pasta E Fagioli Soup in a Crock Pot (Copycat)

Next time I will only do 1/2 of this recipe. My crock pot was to small for the whole thing.  I would also add more moister. Other than that this was easy and good!

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 carrots, chopped
• 4 stalks celery, chopped
• 2 (28 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (16 ounce) can red kidney beans, drained
• 1 (16 ounce) can white kidney beans, drained
• 3 (10 ounce) cans beef stock
• 3 teaspoons oregano
• 2 teaspoons pepper
• 5 teaspoons parsley
• 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce (optional)
• 1 (20 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
• 8 ounces pasta

Directions:
1 Brown beef in a skillet.
2 Drain fat from beef and add to crock pot with everything except pasta.
3 Cook on low 7-8 hours or high 4-5 hours.
4 During last 30 min on high or 1 hour on low, add pasta.

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Jo Mama's World Famous Spaghetti

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Serves: 10-14

• I have always use a jar of sauce when I made spaghetti. My family is more exicted about spaghetti night now that I use this recipe. I only do half of this recipe. 
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  2 lbs Italian sausage, casings removed (mild or hot)
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• 1 small onion, chopped (optional)
• 3 -4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 2 cups water (for a long period of simmering for flavors to meld. If you don't want to simmer it as long, add less)
• 3 teaspoons basil
• 2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes
• 1 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (this makes it pretty spicy. might want to cut back or not use it at all.)
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• 1/4 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup red wine (I didn't add this)
• 1 lb thin spaghetti
• parmesan cheese
Directions:
1In large, heavy stockpot, brown Italian sausage, breaking up as you stir.

1. 2Add onions and continue to cook, stirring occasionally until onions are softened.
2. 3Add garlic, tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce and water.
3. 4Add basil, parsley, brown sugar, salt, crushed red pepper, and black pepper.
4. 5Stir well and barely bring to a boil.
5. 6Stir in red wine.
6. 7Simmer on low, stirring frequently for at least an hour. A longer simmer makes for a better sauce, just be careful not to let it burn!
7. 8Cook spaghetti according to package directions.
8. 9Spoon sauce over drained spaghetti noodles and sprinkle with parmesan cheese
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creamy cajun chicken pasta - a favorite

Here is a Favorite to start off with.  

creamy cajun chicken pasta

Ingredients:

2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into thin strips
• 4 ounces linguine, cooked al dente
• 2 teaspoons cajun seasoning (we use Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning and Tony Chachere's Special Herbal Blend Spice N' Herb Seasoning
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 thinly sliced green onion
• 1 -2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons chopped sun-dried tomatoes
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon dried basil (We add a little more)
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

Directions:

Prep Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 25 mins

1. 1 Place chicken and Cajun seasoning in a bowl and toss to coat.
2. 2 In a large skillet over medium heat, sauté chicken in butter or margarine until chicken is tender, about 5 to 7 minutes.
3. 3 Reduce heat add green onion, heavy cream, tomatoes, basil, salt, garlic powder, black pepper and heat through.
4. 4 Pour over hot linguine and toss with Parmesan cheese.  (You can top with Parmesan cheese. We skip this step at out house)

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