Rita's Pasta and Meat Sauce

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.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 791 Calories

Ingredients

• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 2 tomatoes, diced
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, with juice
• 1 (12 ounce) package farfalle (bow tie) pasta
• 0.25 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1.5 tablespoons white sugar
• 0.25 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
• 0.75 cup tomato sauce
• 0.66666698455811 cup diced carrots
• 0.66666698455811 cup chopped green bell pepper

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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.

Step 2

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.