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Pasta A La Medley Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • In a 5.5 qt. or larger dutch oven or heavy bottomed pan heat about 2 tbls. of the olive oil over medium heat, add the Pancetta and brown slightly.
  • Add the mushrooms, brown about 3 to 5 minutes until you can see they are starting to cook, but not releasing much moisture.
  • Clear a space in a hotter spot in the pan, add the crushed red pepper with a little extra olive oil and cook for 1 to 2 minutes.
  • Add the garlic and cook until just turning golden, move to the side in a cooler section of the pan.
  • Add the tomato paste and cook for 3 to 5 minutes.
  • Add the diced tomatoes and half of the wine.
  • Bring to a low simmer. Add the oregano, allspice, olives, and artichokes.
  • As the sauce cooks add more wine as needed. Be sure to cook sauce for at least 10 or more minutes after each addition of wine to mellow out the flavors. Taste it, you should not be hit with a wine flavor.
  • In a large skillet heat another two tablespoons of olive oil over medium high heat. Add the onion and carrot, cook until the onion is just starting to turn a very light brown.
  • If there is room, add the bell pepper and cook until soft. If there isn't enough room reserve about two large tablespoons of the mixture and add the rest to sauce.
  • Once the bell pepper is cooked, reserve about the same amount as the onion/carrot mixture and add the rest to the sauce pan.
  • Heat another two tablespoons of olive oil in the skillet and add the ground meat along with the reserved veggies. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Once the meat is mostly brown add it to the sauce. It will cook through in the sauce.
  • Wipe out the skillet and cook the sausage through over medium high heat or, you can broil them while you are browning the ground meat. If you are going to let everything cook longer in the sauce, you don't have to cook the sausage as much as if you are going to serve this as soon as the sausage is done. I start the pasta water when the sausage is done and let the flavors get acquainted during that time.
  • Adjust the seasonings.
  • Cook pasta according to your recipe or package directions. Once the pasta is cooked, reserve some of the pasta water in case you need for the pasta sauce.
  • Just before you drain the pasta, add the basil to the sauce. Adjust the seasonings. Serve and enjoy!

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  • tamii 15 years ago
    This sounds yumii! But, at the risk of sounding lame, what is "Pancetta"?
    High 5 for this recipe!
    Thanks!
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    " It was excellent "
    lincolntoot ate it and said...
    Great recipe - bookmarked and 5 forks.
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    " It was excellent "
    jimrug1 ate it and said...
    Very nice red sauce. Jim
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    " It was excellent "
    greekgirrrl ate it and said...
    Wow..I really love this. Thanks!
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    " It was excellent "
    auntybea ate it and said...
    This is lovely and must make a huge pot of sauce (a whole bottle of wine!). The ingredients are really close to everything I put in my sauce, except I usually add zucchin! rather than artichokes. BUT, I'm going to try this with the artichokes and the zucchini! I find it's a great way to get the family to eat their veggies!
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  • 22566 15 years ago
    Nice sounding recipe,Thank-you
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  • kellyg72 15 years ago
    This sounds super good! Thanks for the great post!
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