Recipe - Everyday Meat Sauce

12 ounce Rigatoni
2 tablespoon Olive oil
1 lg Onion; chopped
1 Dried chill pepper
(optional); up to
2 Cloves garlic; finely
chopped
Three fourths pound Ground beef or: turkey
4 cup Diced tomatoes; drained or:
1 can (28 ounces) crushed
tomatoes
2 tablespoon Tomato paste
2 teaspoon Salt; (or One half teaspoon if
using canned tomatoes)
One half teaspoon Black pepper
1 tablespoon Chopped parsley

1.Cook pasta in large pot of boiling water.

2. Meanwhile, heat oil in large skillet over high heat. Add onion; cook
until browned, 2 minutes. Add chili pepper if using, garlic and meat; cook,
breaking up meat, until it loses its raw look, about 3 minutes.

3. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, salt and pepper; bring to boiling. Lower
heat; simmer 5 minutes. Adjust salt and pepper if necessary. Stir in
parsley. Remove chili pepper.

4. Drain pasta; toss with sauce.

Nutrient Value Per Serving: 599 calories, 19 g fat (5 g saturated), 29 g
protein, 77 g carbohydrate, 1,086 mg sodium, 57 mg cholesterol.

Recipe by: Family Circle Magazine

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #933 by "Nitro_II "
Nitro_II@classic.msn.com on Nov 29, 97