Thursday, February 27, 2014

It's all about Soup

Our family eats a lot of soup. 
Here is one of my favorite go to recipes.

Not so Pasta E Fagiol

 1-2lbs browned ground beef
1 14.5oz can diced tomatoes
 1 24oz Jar of pasta sauce....any kind works
2 packets onion soup mix....any brand
4c Water
2 16oz bags frozen mixed veg.
2-3 cans of beans  (I used red kidney, chick pea & cannelli today....but that changes each time)
2-3 minced garlic cloves or 1tsp garlic powder
1tsp basil

Cook in a crock pot for 4-6hrs on low 
or
cook on the stove on low for a few hrs.

The best part of this recipe is that it is so flexible.  You can change it in so many ways, and it always comes out awesome.

 This makes enough for a couple meals and a few frozen crocks for my husband to take to work for lunch. 


Add some yummy bread and it is the perfect easy dinner.
If I dont feel like making my own I run to our local Protuguese Bakery and pick up a nice fresh loaf of sliced bread....and a sweet bread for toast the next day.  Yummm!!