Penne with Meaty Ragu
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 764
- Total Fat
- 37
- Saturated Fat
- 13
- Carbohydrates
- 72
- Dietary Fiber
- 11
- Sugar
- 18
- Protein
- 39
- Cholesterol
- 94
- Sodium
- 1513
- Total: 1 hr 45 min
- Active: 1 hr 45 min
Ingredients
3 cloves garlic, peeled
1 stalk celery, roughly chopped
1 medium carrot, roughly chopped
1 small yellow onion, roughly chopped
1 tablespoon fresh oregano leaves
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 pound ground pork
1/2 pound ground beef
2 tablespoons tomato paste
Kosher salt and ground black pepper
Pinch red pepper flakes
One 28-ounce can diced tomatoes
One 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes
4 large sprigs basil, plus more leaves for garnish
1/2 pound penne pasta
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Directions
- Put the garlic, celery, carrot, onion and oregano leaves in a food processor and pulse to chop into small pieces.
- Heat the olive oil in a medium Dutch oven or heavy pot over medium heat. Add the chopped vegetables and cook, stirring once or twice, until they start to soften, about 5 minutes. Stir in the pork, beef, tomato paste, and some salt, pepper and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring often, until the meat is browned, about10 minutes.
- Add the diced tomatoes, crushed tomatoes and basil sprigs. Bring the sauce to a simmer, reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
- Just before the sauce is done, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat and cook the penne until al dente, according to package directions. Drain and return to the pasta pot. Spoon about 1 cup of sauce into the penne and stir to coat. Serve the penne topped with more sauce, some torn basil and a sprinkle of Parmesan.