Hamburger Fennel Soup With Pasta

• 1/2 cup diced carrot
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1 stalk leek, diced white part only
• 1 shallot, diced
• 1 celery, diced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, diced
• 1 lb lean ground sirloin
• 1 (16 ounce) can Italian stewed tomatoes (cut in smaller pieces)
• 1 (32 ounce) box of swanson beef broth
• 1 tablespoon Italian spices (or more)
• 1 tablespoon fennel seed
• 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes
• salt and pepper
• 1 cup uncooked macaroni

1. Saute first 5 ingredients in Olive oil for 5 minutes or until soft. Add garlic saute for 1 minute Add ground sirloin cook till done. Breaking it up in small pieces as you go. Add tomatoes, broth and all seasonings. Cover and cook slowly for 1 hours.
2. Cook macaroni according to the directions while soup is cooking. Drain and toss a little olive oil to coat. Set aside.
3. Poor soup into bowl and spoonful of macaroni. Put rest in refrigerator till cold then can add all the macaroni into the soup. This way the macaroni wont get mushy.

carrot, onion, stalk, shallot, celery, olive oil, garlic, lean ground sirloin, italian stewed tomatoes, beef broth, italian spices, fennel seed, red pepper, salt, macaroni

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/hamburger-fennel-soup-with-pasta-262062 (may not work)