Sundayanydayspaghettiragu Recipes

SUNDAY GRAVY AND MACARONI (SPAGHETTI, REALLY)

Steps:

• Heat water for pasta to boil. Salt and cook pasta 7 to 8 minutes, to al dente.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Heat a deep skillet or medium heavy bottomed sauce pot over medium high heat. Season pork chops with salt and pepper. Halve sausages. Add 1 tablespoon, 1 turn of the pan, extra-virgin olive oil to pan or pot. Place chops in pan or pot and brown 2 minutes on each side, remove. Add another tablespoon oil, 1 turn of the pan, and sausages. Brown sausages 2 minutes on each side and transfer to plate with pork. Add pepper flakes, 3 cloves chopped garlic and onion to the pot and saute 1 minute. Add broth to the pan and scrape up drippings. Add tomatoes and herbs and bring sauce to a bubble. Add meats back to the pot and reduce heat to simmer. Simmer sauce until ready to serve, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Combine ground meat, egg, remaining 2 cloves chopped garlic, 1/3 cup cheese, and bread crumbs. Season with salt and pepper and roll into balls, 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter. Place balls on nonstick cookie sheet. Roast meatballs 10 minutes, then slide into Sunday sauce and turn off oven. Add bread to oven to crisp crust.
• To serve, place pork, sausages and meatballs on serving dish. Pour 1/2 of the sauce into a serving dish to ladle over pasta and meats at the table. Toss cooked spaghetti with remaining sauce in sauce pot, adding a few handfuls of grated cheese to the pot as you toss it. Transfer pasta to a serving dish.

HOLIDAY SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Brown onion, green pepper, mushrooms and hamburger in a skillet. Brown until hamburger is done. Pour off grease. Boil water for spaghetti and cook noodles according to package directions.
• Put cooked noodles in a glass 13x9x2 baking dish. Then add hamburger mixture on top of noodles.
• Mix tomatoes, sugar and salt. Put on top of noodles and hamburger. Mix it all together. Put cheddar cheese on top of everything (As much cheese as you like)
• Bake at 350 for 35 minutes or until cheese is melted.

SUNDAY RAGU

Steps:

• Make brasciola: start with slice of cappicola, lay a slice of Parmesan on the cappicola, and follow with garlic and parsley. Roll each pile into cigar-shaped rolls, and hold in place with toothpicks.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, add ground beef, breadcrumbs, oregano, basil, garlic, salt, pepper, eggs, water and parmesan cheese and mix well. Form the meat mixture into 2-inch balls. Heat a large saute pan. Add enough oil to fry in. Add the balls and fry until evenly browned.
• In a large saute pan, add oil and heat. Fry the sausage until evenly browned.
• In a large saucepan, heat olive oil. Add onion, and saute until golden. Add brasciola rolls, meatballs, sausage, pureed tomatoes and crushed tomatoes. Simmer uncovered for one hour. Remove brasciola, meatballs and sausage and serve separately if desired. Taste ragu, and season with salt and pepper according to preference.

WEEKNIGHT PASTA SUPPER

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. , Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, cook turkey until no longer pink; drain. Remove meat; set aside and keep warm. , In the same skillet, cook mushrooms and garlic in oil until tender. Stir in the tomatoes, wine, olives, seasonings and turkey. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes., Drain pasta. Stir into turkey mixture. Stir in spinach; cook 1-2 minutes longer or until spinach is wilted. Sprinkle with cheese.

SUNDAY RAGU SAUCE

Steps:

• Saute carrots, celery, shallots in olive oil for about 10 minutes until softened.
• Add beef, pork and bacon and brown for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add wine and boil for 1 minute.
• Add stock and tomato paste and blend all ingredients.
• Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low and simmer for 1- 1 1/2hrs, stirring occasionally.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• During the last half hour, boil water and cook pasta to preference, combine sauce and pasta once pasta is done cooking.

SUNDAY/ ANY DAY SPAGHETTI #RAGU

Steps:

• In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook spaghetti according to package directions for al dente.
• Cut sausages about ½ inch pieces. In a large skillet on medium heat cook sausage until browned on all sides (3-4 minutes), deglaze pan with wine and let cook a couple of minutes, stir in Ragu® Sauce and simmer for 5-7 minutes.
• In a small fry pan add breadcrumbs and toast on medium low heat for a couple of minutes or until toasted, stirring frequently. Take off the heat add in garlic and parsley and mix together. Set aside.
• In a frying pan with butter, on medium heat, cook eggs to over easy.
• Place cooked and drained spaghetti into pan with Ragu® Sauce and stir to combine, place on serving plate/plates. Top spaghetti with toasted breadcrumbs then eggs. Serve and Enjoy!

SUNDAY GRAVY

Steps:

• Break stale bread into very small pieces and add to a large bowl. Add beef, Parmesan cheese, parsley, and egg. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Mix well and use wet hands to roll mixture into meatballs.
• Heat about 2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Brown meatballs on all sides, about 5 minutes per batch. Transfer meatballs to a platter. Add sausage and pork ribs to the skillet and brown, about 5 minutes per batch. Transfer to the platter with the meatballs.
• Heat about 2 tablespoons olive oil in an 8- to 10-quart pot over medium heat. Add garlic and cook just until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add tomato paste and stir to combine. Add onion and cook until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add whole tomatoes and mash using a potato masher. Add crushed tomatoes and tomato puree; cook, stirring frequently.
• Add browned sausage and ribs to the pot. Stir in sugar, basil, bay leaf, and oregano. Cook until bubbling with lid ajar, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to lowest setting and cook, stirring frequently to prevent sticking, about 1 hour. Stir in red wine. Continue cooking about 1 and 1/2 to 2 hours more.
• Remove sauce from heat and cover. Let sit 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• Return sauce to medium heat and add meatballs. Cook, stirring frequently, until bubbling, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to lowest setting until ready to serve.