I had some left over sausage and ground beef in the freezer that I needed to use, so I came up with this sauce to serve over Rigatoni. You don’t have to use Rigatoni, you can use Penne or any other pasta that you prefer. This sauce was eaten pretty quickly so I’d say it was a hit with the family.
Here’s what you need:
a package of Rigatoni noodles, ground sausage, ground beef, chopped onion, minced garlic, two jars of your favorite spaghetti sauce ( I wont tell it’s not from scratch), white wine, dried cracked Rosemary ( you can use the whole Rosemary leaves if you prefer, I just don’t like biting down on what feels like pine needles), dried Thyme, sage, shredded Parmesan cheese and half and half.
Start by browning the ground sausage and beef on medium high heat in a large pot or skillet.
Drain if needed, but make sure you have about 1 to 2 Tbs of oil left in the pan.
Take out the beef mixture, set aside for later.
Throw in the onions……
and then the garlic.
Cook on medium heat until onions start to soften. Stir often so you don’t burn the garlic.
Carefully pour in the wine.
Since my hubby doesn’t like wine, and I only drink it occasionally, a whole bottle would probably go to waste…well ok maybe not if it’s been one of those really bad days where a bottle might seem like a great idea. I like to keep these little single serving bottles on hand for cooking…and for when I do want that one glass of wine. I usually keep a variety of reds and whites.
Now back to the recipe……
Turn up the heat to medium high until the wine comes to a boil. Cook for about 2 minutes to reduce the liquid.
Reduce heat to medium. Add the beef mixture back to the pot.
Sprinkle in the Rosemary, Thyme and Sage.
Stir it all together. My this does smell good.
When no one is looking, pour the jars of sauce into the beef mixture.
Stir and continue cooking for another minute.
Add shredded parm…..
and stir to blend.
Next add the half and half.
Stir one more time. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
Cook Rigatoni according to package directions.
Serve sauce over Rigatoni.
Enjoy!
Rigatoni with a Sausage and Beef Sauce
Ingredients:
1/2 Ib. ground beef
1/2 Ib. ground sausage
2 jars of spaghetti sauce
1 small onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 C. White Wine
1 Tbs. dried Thyme
1 Tbs. dried cracked Rosemary
2 tsp. sage
1 C. half and half
3/4C. Shredded parmesan cheese
1 pkg of Rigatoni noodles
Directions:
Brown the ground sausage and ground beef on medium high heat in a large pot or skillet. Drain if needed, but reserve 1 to 2 Tbs of oil left in the pan. Remove beef and sausage; set aside. Reduce heat to medium and add onions and garlic, cook stirring often until onions soften. Carefully pour in the wine. Turn up the heat to medium high until the wine comes to a boil. Cook for about 2 minutes to reduce the liquid.
Reduce heat to medium. Add the beef mixture back to the pot then add Rosemary, Thyme and sage. Pour in both jars of sauce, stir and continue cooking another minute.
Add in shredded Parmesan and half and half. Stir to mix well. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
Cook Rigatoni according to package directions. Serve and enjoy.
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