Pasta Fagioli
 
 
Quite a few variations of this don't use any meat, while some use just about any meat leftover. If you are going the no meat route, use a tablespoon or two of olive oil and saute the onions and stuff and go from there.
 
1 lb    Turkey or Chicken Italian Sausage  
1 cup    diced onions  
1 cup    sliced carrots  
1 cup    chopped celery  
2   cloves minced garlic  
2   (14 1/2 ounce) cans diced tomatoes  
1   (15 ounce) can red kidney beans, undrained  
1   (15 ounce) can great northern beans, undrained  
1   (15 ounce) can tomato sauce  
1   (12 ounce) can V-8 juice  
1 Tbs    white vinegar  
1 1/2 tsp    salt  
1 tsp    oregano  
1 tsp    basil  
1 tsp    black pepper  
1/2 tsp    thyme  
1/2 lb    ditali pasta, al dente  
 
1 Brown the sausage, drain off the fat.
2 Add onion, carrot, celery and garlic and sauté until onion is clear.
3 (approx 10 minutes).
4 Add everything else except pasta, and simmer on low for one hour.
5 Add the pasta and simmer for 5-10 minutes.
6 Enjoy.
 
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