Rita's Pasta and Meat Sauce

3 Reviews

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 40 min
Ready In: 50 min

“This dish is great for kids and adults. There's a sweetness to the meat sauce that kids love and then they don't seem to mind that there are veggies in the sauce...” - by Rita

Directions

In a large skillet over medium heat, combine ground beef, onion and garlic. Cook until meat is evenly brown. Drain excess fat. Stir in carrots, bell pepper, diced tomatoes and stewed tomatoes with juice. Season with onion powder, parsley, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper. Cover, and simmer 15 minutes. Stir in tomato sauce and sugar. Simmer 15 minutes more.
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente; drain. Toss pasta with meat sauce until evenly coated, and serve with crumbled Gorgonzola.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (4 total)

Calories
791 cal
40%

Fat
35.6 g
55%

Carbs
84.8 g
27%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Reviews (3)

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alarose

Nov. 19, 2003

"Yum! Served this with fusili. It is a fairly meaty sauce, with a good mix of veggies, and the sweetness is just right. Quick too. Two notes: 1) I used a can of diced tomatoes to replace the stewed..." See more tomatoes AND the fresh ones 2)I used crushed tomatoes instead of sauce. Those substitutions are almost the same, though."

LBY13

Jun. 1, 2005

"Very great taste but not enough sauce. I would use more tomato sauce and alittle more meat! overall amazing flavor!!..." See more"

amandak23k

Aug. 24, 2012

"I used leftover sloppy joe meat that had veggies in it, so I skipped the steps for cooking the ground beef and veggies. I used tomato sauce instead of stewed tomatoes. Turned out pretty good...." See more"

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