Last night Parker was craving pasta (whole-wheat of course) and so i whipped up this quick bolognese sauce. This is super easy and means you never have to buy jarred pasta sauce again. Enjoy!
Ground beef (I used 93% lean)
1 onion, finely chopped
1 container Crimini mushrooms, thickly sliced
several garlic cloves, minced
dry red pepper flakes, to taste
1 can (large) crushed tomatoes
basil--not necessary but adds a good taste
Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, grated
olive oil
1 box of whole-wheat thin spaghetti (whole-wheat pasta is very tasty--try it!)
Start boiling water for pasta.
Heat 2 tbls olive oil in a saute pan over medium heat. Add the onions and mushroom. Season with a bit of salt. Cook until the mushrooms have released their juices and this has evaporated--about 8 minutes. Add the ground beef and cook until no longer pink--about 7 minutes. Clear a space in the middle of the saute pan and cook the garlic and red pepper flakes until fragrant--about 30 seconds. Add the tomatoes, bring to a simmer and lower heat to low. Add a bit of chopped basil. Start cooking the pasta and let the sauce simmer while the pasta cooks. Season the sauce with salt and pepper to taste. Mix the pasta with the sauce and top with additional basil and the cheese. Sit back and let the compliments come in!
Unfortunately, due to Parker's surgery, I had to do the dishes:(
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