Christmas Pasta

Name: Christmas Pasta
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons (a couple of pinches) allspice or cinnamon; 237 milliliters prepared beef stock, paper container or canned; 227 grams bulk hot Italian sausage; 2 kilograms chunky style crushed tomatoes; 1 medium carrot, peeled and finely chopped; 1 rib celery, chopped; 4 servings Coarse salt and black pepper; 4 servings Fresh, crusty bread, for mopping; 237 milliliters good quality dry red wine; 1 handful A chopped flat leaf parsley leaves; 1 bay leaf, fresh or dried; 4 cloves garlic, crushed; 454 grams combined ground beef, pork and veal; 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 1 medium onion, chopped; 113 grams pancetta, thick cut, chopped into small bits (Italian cured pork, ask at deli counter); 4 servings Grated Pecorino Romano, as an accompaniment; 907 grams penne rigate, cooked to al dente

Christmas Pasta might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 4 servings with 1828 calories, 80g of protein, and 69g of fat each. This recipe covers 62% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It will be a hit at your Christmas event. If you have combined ground beef, onion, celery, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert.

Instructions

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Heat a deep pot over medium high heat.

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Pot

Add oil, garlic, bay, and pancetta bits and brown for 1 minute.

Ingredients you will need

Pancetta

Garlic

Cooking Oil

Add meats and brown and crumble them for 5 minutes.

Chop carrot, celery, and onions near the stove and add to the pot as you work. Cook vegetables with meat 5 minutes and add wine. Cook for 1 minute; add stock and tomatoes to the pot.

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Vegetable

Tomato

Carrot

Celery

Onion

Stock

Meat

Wine

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Stove

Pot

Stir in parsley, allspice, or cinnamon and season sauce with salt and pepper, to taste. Bring sauce to a boil, reduce heat to medium low, and cook 10 to 15 minutes minimum before serving. Reheated sauce only improves.

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Salt And Pepper

Allspice

Cinnamon

Parsley

Sauce

Toss pasta (cook off only as much pasta as you need at the time: half a pound for every 3 people) with a couple of ladles of sauce to coat, then top bowl with extra sauce. Top pasta with lots of cheese and pass bread at the table.

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Cheese