Beer Spaghetti Recipes

SPAGHETTI WITH BACON AND BEEF SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat a drizzle of EVOO in a pot over medium-high heat. Add the bacon and cook until browned. Transfer the bacon to a plate and pour the fat from the pot. Add 2 turns of the pan of EVOO. Pat the beef dry, then add it to the pot and cook until browned, crumbling the meat with a wooden spoon. Add the garlic, bay leaves, chile pepper, onions, cloves, a little salt and lots of pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, for 10 minutes. Add the wine and deglaze the pan, scraping up the browned bits from the bottom. Add the beef stock and tomato paste, then stir in the crushed tomatoes and bacon. Simmer until thickened.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil for the pasta and season with salt. Add the pasta and cook until al dente. Reserve 1 cup of the cooking liquid, then drain the pasta. Add the cooking liquid and the pasta to the sauce and toss to combine.
• Serve the pasta topped with cheese and parsley.
• Cook's Note: If you are not serving the sauce immediately, cool and store in the refrigerator. Reheat over medium heat.

GROUND BEEF SPAGHETTI SKILLET

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook beef, green pepper, onion and garlic over medium heat until beef is no longer pink and vegetables are tender, 8-10 minutes, breaking beef into crumbles; drain. , Add water, tomatoes, tomato sauce, chili powder, jelly and salt. Bring to a boil. Stir in spaghetti. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until spaghetti is tender, 6-8 minutes.

SPAGHETTI SAUCE WITH GROUND BEEF

Steps:

• Combine ground beef, onion, garlic, and green pepper in a large saucepan. Cook and stir until meat is brown and vegetables are tender. Drain grease.
• Stir diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and tomato paste into the pan. Season with oregano, basil, salt, and pepper. Simmer spaghetti sauce for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

BEER BRAT PASTA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Mix red pepper, onion and garlic with 1 tablespoons olive oil in 9x13" baking dish and roast in oven for 25 minutes; stirring occasionally.
• While vegetables roast, remove casing from bratwurst, crumble and brown in a skillet over medium heat until they are no longer pink and well brown.
• Remove bratwurst and drain on paper towel.
• Pour fat from skillet.
• Add bratwurst and beer to skillet and simmer.
• Cook pasta according to package directions and drain, reserving 1/2 cup of pasta water.
• Remove roasted vegetables from oven, immediately add bratwurst from skillet; add basil, red pepper flakes, pasta, 1 cup of cheese and toss to mix thoroughly. If mixture seems too dry, add some of the pasta water to moisten.
• Sprinkle remaining cheese over top and serve.