Ingredients

  • 6 medium Carrots
  • 4 Celery Stalks
  • 3 handfulls fresh green beans
  • 1 can cannellini beans
  • 5 clove Garlic
  • 1 medium White Onion
  • 2 lb lean ground beef
  • 6 oz tomato paste
  • 8 oz tomato sauce
  • 1 jar marinara sauce
  • 32 oz low sodium low fat beef broth
  • 5 dash worcestershire Sauce
  • 2 tsp ground black pepper, divided
  • 1 tsp salt, divided
  • 1/2 tsp crushed red bpepper
  • 1/2 box Ditalini Pasta

Method

  • Chop carrotts, celery, and onions into 1/2 in pieces and set aside.
  • mince garlic, set aside.
  • Snap green beans into 1 in pieces and set aside.
  • Brown ground beef in large soup pot with heavy bottom, add 1/2 tsp of salt and 1/2 tsp pepper.
  • drain fat from the bottom as much as possible.
  • Add onion and garlic to ground beef, cook for about 3-4 min, stirring often.
  • Add the carrots and celery, cook for another 3-4 min until slightly tender.
  • Stir in the tomato paste until combined well.
  • Stir in the tomato sauce until combined well.
  • Stir in the marinara sauce, beef broth, worcestershire sauce, crushed red pepper, and the remainder of the salt and pepper.
  • Drain and rinse the cannellini beans, stir them in to the soup gently.
  • bring to boil and reduce to simmer, simmer for 30 min or until the carrots are tender, stirring occasionally.
  • Add green beans and reduce heat to low.
  • Cook for 5 min and remove from the heat, let sit for another 5 minutes.
  • Serve over ditalini noodles with a good crusty bread.