Name: Rita's Pasta and Meat Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Ground beef - 1 pound; Onion, diced - 1; Garlic, minced - 2 cloves; Diced carrots - ⅔ cup; Chopped green bell pepper - ⅔ cup; Tomatoes, diced - 2; Stewed tomatoes, with juice - 1 (14.5 ounce) can; Onion Powder - 1 tablespoon; Dried parsley - 1 tablespoon; Cayenne pepper - ¼ teaspoon; Salt and pepper to taste - ¼ teaspoon; Tomato sauce - ¾ cup; White sugar - 1 ½ tablespoons; Farfalle (bow tie) pasta - 1 (12 ounce) package; Crumbled Gorgonzola cheese (Optional) - ¼ cup

Ingredients for - Rita's Pasta and Meat Sauce

1. Ground beef 1 pound

2. Onion, diced 1

3. Garlic, minced 2 cloves

4. Diced carrots ⅔ cup

5. Chopped green bell pepper ⅔ cup

6. Tomatoes, diced 2

7. Stewed tomatoes, with juice 1 (14.5 ounce) can

8. Onion Powder 1 tablespoon

9. Dried parsley 1 tablespoon

10. Cayenne pepper ¼ teaspoon

11. Salt and pepper to taste ¼ teaspoon

12. Tomato sauce ¾ cup

13. White sugar 1 ½ tablespoons

14. Farfalle (bow tie) pasta 1 (12 ounce) package

15. Crumbled Gorgonzola cheese (Optional) ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Rita's Pasta and Meat Sauce

1 . Stage

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.

2 . Stage

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.