Recipe: Pasta Fagioli Soup (crock pot)

PASTA FAGIOLI SOUP

1 (15 1/2 oz.) can Great Northern beans
1 lb ground beef, browned and drained
1 onion, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 cans (10 1/2 oz. each) condensed beef broth
2 cans (14 1/2 oz. each) whole tomatoes
1 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp dried marjoram
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp hot pepper sauce
1 tsp dried basil
2 cups macaroni, cooked (added last 30 minutes)

Combine all ingredients, except pasta in the crock pot stoneware.

Cover and cook on Low 8 to 10 hours or on High 4 to 6 hours.

Add the pasta 30 minutes before the end of the cooking time.