PENNE WITH MEATY RAGU
Steps:
- Put the garlic, celery, carrot, onion and oregano leaves in a food processor and pulse to chop into small pieces.
- Heat the olive oil in a medium Dutch oven or heavy pot over medium heat. Add the chopped vegetables and cook, stirring once or twice, until they start to soften, about 5 minutes. Stir in the pork, beef, tomato paste, and some salt, pepper and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring often, until the meat is browned, about10 minutes.
- Add the diced tomatoes, crushed tomatoes and basil sprigs. Bring the sauce to a simmer, reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
- Just before the sauce is done, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat and cook the penne until al dente, according to package directions. Drain and return to the pasta pot. Spoon about 1 cup of sauce into the penne and stir to coat. Serve the penne topped with more sauce, some torn basil and a sprinkle of Parmesan.
PASTA WITH BRAISED LAMB SHANK RAGù
Provided by Florence Fabricant
Categories dinner, pastas, main course
Time 2h30m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Heat oil in 4-quart ovenproof casserole. Add pancetta, lightly brown and remove. Add lamb shanks, brown on all sides and remove. Lower heat; add onions, garlic and rosemary. Sauté until soft. Add white wine. Scrape pan, return pancetta and lamb to casserole, season with salt and pepper, then cover and bake 90 minutes, turning lamb once.
- Remove lamb from casserole. Cut meat from bones, trimming off fat and gristle. Finely dice meat and add to casserole. Add tomatoes and red pepper. Simmer on top of stove one hour. Check seasoning.
- Boil pasta until al dente, drain, toss with sauce, and serve with pecorino for dusting.
BAKED PENNE WITH LAMB RAGU
Steps:
- Place eggplant in colander, toss with 2 Tbs. salt. Top with plate and heavy can, drain for 40 min. Rinse and pat dry. Preheat oven to 400. Stir eggplant and 2 Tbs. olive oil, divide between 2 rimmed baking sheets. Roast until soft and golden, about 15 min. Sprinkle with salt, set aside. Leave oven on. In a large saucepan over medium heat, add 3 Tbs. olive oil, onion, garlic, rosemary, parsley and sauté until the onion is tender, about 5 min. Add lamb and sauté until still a little pink on the inside, about 12 min. Drain fat, return to medium heat. Add wine, simmer until evaporated. Add tomato paste, tomatoes, juices, season with salt/pepper. Simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour, adding broth to prevent from drying out. Remove from heat. Béchamel sauce: In a saucepan over medium heat, warm milk until small bubbles appear around pan edges, remove from heat. In a saucepan over low heat, melt butter. Add flour, stir vigorously with wooden spoon to remove lumps and cook, stirring continuously, until aromatic but not brown, about 2 min. Let cool for 3 to 4 min. Return to low heat and slowly drizzle in milk, whisking constantly. Increase heat to medium, boil, whisking constantly, making sure to reach bottom and sides of pan. Reduce heat to medium-low, add nutmeg and salt, simmer, whisking often, until the sauce coats the back of wooden spoon, about 5 min. Remove from heat and stir in all but 3 Tbs. cheese. Cover, set aside. Prepare pasta using package directions until half-cooked. Drain, rinse, return to pot. Add béchamel, stir, set aside. Oil 9x13 dish. Add 1/3 lamb sauce, layer with half of pasta and half of eggplant. Top with half of remaining sauce. Layer remaining pasta and eggplant, top with remaining sauce. Scatter reserved cheese on top. Cover dish with foil, bake for 20 min. Uncover and bake until the surface is browned and bubbling, about 5 min. Let stand for 10-15 min.
BAKED RIGATONI WITH LAMB RAGù
"We're all a little cranky these days because it's cold, it gets dark early, and we've been dealing with the stress of the virus for nearly a year. Fortunately, because I have been stuck at home, I've had more time to cook than ever, and that never fails to make me feel better. Plus, I end up with a good homemade dinner, and so does everyone (Jeffrey!) around me. When people ask me about my favorite comfort food, I have a hard time deciding between a big bowl of satisfying stew and a pan of cheesy baked pasta. With this Baked Rigatoni with Lamb Ragù, I don't have to choose! First, I make a rich lamb ragù, which is just like a stew: I sauté onions, carrots and fennel, then add ground lamb, tomatoes, lots of garlic and almost an entire bottle of earthy red wine. As it simmers away on the stove for 40 minutes, the whole house smells amazing and everything starts to look up! Then I cook the rigatoni until it's al dente, drain it and toss it with the lamb ragù, lots of fresh mozzarella and some eggs and cream to hold it together. I top it with Parmesan and mozzarella and bake it until it's hot and bubbly, and the top is browned and crusty. I dare anyone to still be cranky after having this for dinner!" says Ina.
Provided by Ina Garten
Categories main-dish
Time 2h
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Heat the olive oil in a medium (10- to 11-inch) heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch oven, such as Le Creuset, over medium heat. Add the onion, carrots and fennel and sauté for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables begin to brown. Add the lamb, garlic and fennel seeds and cook for 8 minutes, breaking up the lamb with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink. Stir in the tomato paste, tomatoes, 2 cups of the wine, the oregano, red pepper flakes, 1 tablespoon salt and 1 teaspoon black pepper. Bring to a boil, lower the heat and simmer, partly covered, for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally. Off the heat, stir in the remaining 1/2 cup of red wine.
- Preheat the oven to 350˚ F. Bring a large pot of water to a boil, add 2 tablespoons salt and the rigatoni and cook according to the directions on the package, until barely al dente. Drain.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs and cream. Add the rigatoni and toss well. Grate half of the mozzarella on a box grater and add it to the rigatoni mixture. Add the lamb mixture, 2 teaspoons salt and 1 teaspoon black pepper and toss well.
- Transfer to a 10-by-14-by-2-inch baking dish and sprinkle with the Parmesan. Slice the remaining mozzarella and arrange it on top. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until the sauce is hot and bubbling and some of the pasta is crusty on top. Serve hot.
BRAISED LAMB RAGU WITH PENNE
If you love lamb, then try this dish, it is a fantastic dinner to serve to guests, or of coarse family, as it is so easy to make! I promise you will get rave reviews on this dish! This dish has lots of sauce, when I made it I simmered the sauce separately in a small saucepan for about 25 minutes to reduce slightly after the complete dish was cooked, but that is only optional, also if you have any leftover sauce, you can freeze it.
Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz
Categories Penne
Time 1h55m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Set oven to 325 degrees.
- Cook the penne in boiling water until JUST firm-tender, drain and transfer to a bowl (do not rinse with water) toss with 2-3 tablespoons oil and set aside, this can be done before, during or after you cook the lamb shanks).
- Heat oil in a Dutch oven over high heat.
- Rub oil lightly on the lamb shanks and then season them with salt and pepper.
- Add to the pot and brown evenly on all sides (this should take about 10-12 minutes).
- Transfer the lamb to a platter.
- Add in chopped onions, garlic, mushrooms, basil, rosemary and crushed red pepper flakes; saute until the veggies are tender (about 7-9 minutes).
- Return the lamb to the pot.
- Add in wine and bring to a boil; simmer for about 6-8 minutes.
- Add in beef broth, Worcestershire sauce and crushed tomatoes and return to a simmer.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Cover the pot and transfer to the oven.
- Cook for about 1-1/2 hours, or until meat is desired tenderness.
- At this point you can remove the meat from the bones and return the meat to the sauce, or just serve the bone with the meat on them with the sauce.
- Serve the sauce over cooked pasta, and sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese.
- Delicious!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1077.5, Fat 48, SaturatedFat 15.7, Cholesterol 242.1, Sodium 714.6, Carbohydrate 74.8, Fiber 11.5, Sugar 7.3, Protein 83.3
PENNE BEEF BAKE
I had ground beef and veggies on hand so I came up with this pizza-flavored casserole. I never expected my family to love it so much. It's a good way to sneak in some extra veggies for the kids. -Jennifer Wise, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 45m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cook penne according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, cook the beef, zucchini, pepper and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink, breaking it into crumbles; drain. Stir in the spaghetti sauce, Alfredo sauce, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese and garlic powder. Drain penne; stir into meat mixture., Transfer to a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Cover and bake at 375° for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese. Bake, uncovered, 3-5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. If desired, top with parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 395 calories, Fat 12g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 62mg cholesterol, Sodium 805mg sodium, Carbohydrate 45g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 7g fiber), Protein 25g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
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