I rated the recipe as a 3 if you leave it as is. It could definitely be higher if you do some of these suggestions. First of all, I cooked it in the crock pot on low all day (without the pasta, cook that separately). I also added about 1 pound of ground beef. I found out that I am not personally a fan of ground beef in soup now, so I don't plan on doing it again. However, I will add Italian sausage next time. I substituted onion and garlic powders for onion and garlic since I didn't have the real thing. My husband only likes Northern beans, so I did not use the other beans. I also used beef bullion in the 5.5 cups of water. We also added a can of diced tomatoes. My husband wished we would have added carrots as well, which we didn't have. Also, I would add celery. Lastly, 2/3 cups of parmesan cheese fell into the crock pot instead :) Again, if you add some more veggies, I think it would improve the recipe to a 4+.
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