I've just been searching for Todd Oliver's Pasta Fagioli Soup on Google and can't find it. Please send us your recipe. Texasmom

I happened to enter the search for "Olive Garden Todd" and found this one - it should be Todd Wilbur.
http://www.topsecretrecipes.com/Oliv...li-Recipe.html

I don't care for Olive Garden's Pasta Fagioli Soup. Every time we eat at Villa Maninos I get a bowl of their pasta fagioli. It isn't overpowering with spices. I can see bits of tomatoes, celery, cannelli beans, and a mini pasta tube. I'm wondering what they might use as a base, water, or chicken stock. Anyway ladies, I'm going to check out your suggestions, and Joanie2 I await your recipe.

Waiting too.

Send me your email address and I will send you the recipe from Olive Garden, it is so good! I have made it several times and it tastes just like Olive Gardens!
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Here's a Rachael Ray recipe for Pasta Fagioli. The reviewers give it a high rating. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/r...ipe/index.html

I love Olive Gardens Pasta Fagioli, I just had it yesterday. I'm going to keep the recipe and make it when my kids are here.

This one tastes just like Olive Garden's.
1 pound ground beef
1 small onion, diced (approx. 1 cup)
1 large carrot, julienned (1 cup)
3 ribs celery chopped (1 cup)
2 cloves garlic (minced)
2 14.5 oz. cans diced tomatoes
1 15 oz. can red kidney beans (with liquid)
1 15 oz.an great northern beans (with liquid)
1 15 oz. can tomato sauce
1 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
1/2 pound (1/2 pkg.) ditalini pasta

1. Brown the ground beef in a large saucepan or pot over medium heat. Drain off most of the fat.
2. Add onion, carrot, celery and garlicv and saute' for 10 min.
3. Add remaining ingredients, except pasta, and simmer for 1 hour.
4. About 50 minutes into simmer time, cook the pasta in 1-1/2 to 2 qts. of boiling water over high heat. Cook for 10 min. or just until pasta is al dente, or slightly tough. Drain.
5. Add the pasta to the large pot of soup and simmer for 5-10 min. and serve.
Serves at least 8

Thank you sent a pm to vmhlake for same receipe, I just love that soup, but no receipe.

:lol: My dh loves the pasta fagioli at Olive Garden. I'm gonna give this a try and maybe surprise him. :lol: Thanks for the link. :lol: