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Pasta e fagioli - Recipe Cost

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16 oz bag of any type of pasta shells but this recipe is gluten free because I must always use brown rice pasta shells.

Five vine ripened fresh tomatoes - cored and roughly chopped and save the juice

At least one half pound of 93/7 ground meat

Salt and black pepper to taste

Ingredients	Per Serving Qty	Common Price	Price per Serving
One can of cannellini beans	1/6 can	$0.89 per 15 1/2 ounces	$0.16
Tsp of red pepper flakes	1/6 teaspoon	$3.29 per pound	$0.00
One large yellow onion - chopped	1/6 onion	$0.79 per pound	$0.04
Eight cloves of garlic - chopped (Alternatively I will sometimes press four cloves of garlic into mix as I am cooking)	1 1/3 garlic cloves	$4.00 per pound	$0.04
One tsp of onion powder	1/6 teaspoon	$3.39 per 2 5/8 ounces	$0.02
Total per Serving			$0.26
Total Recipe			$1.58