Crock Pot Copycat Pasta E Fagioli Recipe

• 1 lb grnd beef or possibly grnd sausage
• 1 sm onion, minced
• 1 c. minced carrots
• 3 stalk celery, minced
• 2 x cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 x 14.(5-oz) cans diced tomatoes
• 1 x (15-oz) can red kidney beans with liquid
• 1 x (15-oz) can Great Northern beans with liquid
• 1 x (15-oz) can tomato sauce
• 1 x (12-oz) can V-8 juice
• 1 Tbsp. white vinegar
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1 tsp basil
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1/2 tsp thyme
• 8 ounce small shaped pasta

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