Pasta With Meat Sauce
By: Helen Pitlick
Published: Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:02am

Ingredients




2 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 teaspoon dried basil, crumbled
1 teaspoon dried oregano, crumbled
1 teaspoon paprika
1 can (28-ounce) Italian plum tomatoes drained, chopped 
1 can (8-ounce) tomato sauce
1/2 cup dry red wine
16 ounces pasta, freshly cooked
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Preparation

1 Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and cook until brown (about 3 minutes) breaking up with fork. Using slotted spoon, transfer beef to plate. Add onion and garlic to skillet and saute until onion is tender, about 5 minutes.  2 Stir in parsley, basil, Oregano and paprika and continue cooking 1 minute. Return beef to skillet; add tomatoes, tomato sauce and wine. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until sauce is thick, about 30 minutes.  3 Toss pasta with sauce and 3/4 cup grated Parmesan in large bowl. Sprinkle remaining Parmesan over pasta.

About


Sauce an be prepared 3 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to simmer before tossing with pasta.