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August 31, 2011
Beefy Tomato Pasta Sauce
Homestyle Pasta
Prep time:
21 minutescooking time:
1 to 1 1/2 hoursIngredients
Serves 15
- 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
- 1 (46-ounce) can tomato juice
- 1 (12-ounce) can tomato paste
- 1 (10 3/4-ounce) can tomato soup
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley or 4 teaspoons dried parsley
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon each poultry seasoning, nutmeg and dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon dried sage
- 32 ounces vermicelli
Directions
1
Cook ground beef in a large skillet, stirring until browned and crumbly. Place in a colander. Pour hot water over ground beef and drain well. Wipe skillet with a paper towel to remove any remaining drippings. Return ground beef to the skillet.
2
Add tomato juice, tomato paste, soup and 1⁄4 cup Parmesan to ground beef and mix well. Stir in parsley, sugar, oregano, poultry seasoning, nutmeg, thyme and sage. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring frequently.
3
Reduce heat to low; cover skillet. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 1 to 1 1⁄2 hours.
4
Cook pasta using package directions; drain. Rinse with cool water; drain again. Transfer the pasta to individual serving plates. Top with the sauce. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan. Serve with a tossed green salad and crusty French bread, if desired.
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Grandma's Secret Tip
Grandma's Secret Tip
Long before she could buy canned crushed tomatoes, Grandma was making them herself. For this recipe, she sometimes used 8 cups of canned crushed tomatoes instead of the tomato juice, tomato paste and tomato soup. At the end of the cooking time, she stirred in 1 tablespoon of butter, tasted the mixture and added another teaspoon of sugar if needed.
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