Pasta With Meat Sauce

Recipe Ingredients

2 tablespoons	30ml	Olive oil
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Ground beef
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Onion - chopped (large)
4		Garlic cloves - minced
1/4 cup	36g / 1.3oz	Chopped fresh parsley
1 teaspoon	5ml	Dried basil - crumbled
1 teaspoon	5ml	Dried oregano - crumbled
1 teaspoon	5ml	Paprika
1		Italian plum tomatoes - (28 oz) - drained, chopped
1		Tomato sauce - (8 oz)
1/2 cup	118ml	Dry red wine
16 oz	454g	Fusilli or other short pasta - freshly cooked
1 cup	237ml	Grated Parmesan

Recipe Instructions

Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and cook until brown, breaking up with fork, about 3 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer beef to plate.

Add onion and garlic to skillet and saute until onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in parsley, basil, oregano and paprika and continue cooking 1 minute. Return beef to skillet; add tomatoes, tomato sauce and wine. Reduce heat to medium-low.

Simmer until sauce is thick, about 30 minutes. (Can be prepared 3 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to simmer before continuing.)

Toss pasta with sauce and 3/4 cup grated Parmesan in large bowl. Sprinkle remaining Parmesan over pasta.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Source:
Bon Appetit, April 1992

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