Crockpot Vegetable Fagioli Soup

Wow!  This is one easy, awesome, satisfying soup that got a thumb’s up from my teenage daughter.  That is high praise my friends.  She is a homemade chicken noodle soup girl.   I decided to make this a strictly vegetarian dish and I am so glad that I did.  No meat needed in this soup.  It is plenty hearty enough.  Make some biscuits to go with it and you have one delicious meal!

INGREDIENTS

2 tablespoons onion, chopped
1/4 cup orange pepper, chopped
1/4 cup green pepper, chopped
1/4 cup carrots, chopped or sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 cans (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes
1 can (15 ounce) red kidney beans with juice
1 (15 ounce) can Great Northern beans with juice
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 cup chicken broth
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup Ditali pasta, uncooked

Combine all the ingredients in a crock pot except for the pasta (this will be added later).  Cook on low for 3 hours.  Reduce to low for 1 to 2 more hours.  In the last 30 minutes of cooking time add pasta.  Makes 9 cups.