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Pasta Alla Bolognese

Pasta Alla Bolognese (makes 8 servings), laid out as Shop It, Mise It and Make It: shop once, prep everything, then cook.

Pasta Alla Bolognese
  • Yield: 8 servings
  • Cuisine: Italian
  • Course: Full Meal, Main Dish

Shop It

Produce

  • Bunch Celery
  • 2 Lg Carrots
  • 1 Lg Yellow Onion
  • Sm Pack White Mushrooms
  • 1 Head Garlic

Meat

  • Small Pack Lean Ground Beef
  • Small Pack Ground Pork
  • Pack Bacon

Dairy

  • Piece of Parmesan

Pantry

  • Olive Oil
  • Lg Can Italian Plum Tomatoes
  • Lg Linguine
  • Sm Can Tomato Paste
  • Italian Seasoning

Liquids

  • Bottle Red or White Wine
  • Sm Chicken Broth

Mise It

Prep everything into numbered bowls before you start cooking.

Bowl 1 · Mini Bowl

  • 2 tbs olive oil

Bowl 2 · Mini Bowl

  • 4 slices bacon — chopped

Bowl 3 · Small Bowl

  • 1 Lg onion — buzzed
  • 1 clove garlic — buzzed

Bowl 4 · Large Bowl

  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • 1/2 lb. ground pork

Bowl 5 · Large Bowl

  • 10 mushrooms — buzzed
  • 2 Lg carrots — buzzed
  • 1 stalk celery — buzzed
  • 28 oz. can italian plum tomatoes
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp italian seasoning
  • 1/2 c. red or white wine
  • 1/2 c. chicken broth
  • 6 oz. tomato paste

Bowl 6 · Pack Linguine

  • 1 lb. linguine

Bowl 7 · Mini Bowl

  • 1/4 c. parmesan (optional) — grated

Make It

For the sauce

  1. Heat (bowl 1): In heavy 5 qt. pot Medium Heat
  2. Cook (bowl 2): UNTIL browned and crisp
  3. Transfer (Bacon): To paper towels; reserving fat in the pot
  4. Add/Cook (bowl 3): Stirring frequently UNTIL tender About 10 mins.
  5. Add/Cook (bowl 4): Stirring occasionally UNTIL browned About 10 mins.
  6. Drain (Pot): All the fat
  7. Stir/Bring (Bacon + bowl 5): Into the pot; to a boil; breaking up tomatoes with a wooden spoon High Heat
  8. Reduce/Simmer (Sauce): Covered; stirring occasionally Medium Low Heat; 1 hour total time

For the pasta

  1. Begin when 30 mins. are left for cooking the sauce
  2. Cook (bowl 6): According to package directions
  3. Drain (Pasta)
  4. SERVE (Sauce + Pasta + bowl 7): Pasta topped with the sauce and parmesan (optional)

Tools

  • Heavy 5 qt. pot with lid
  • paper towels
  • large pot
  • colander
  • wooden spoon

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