In a large Dutch oven, lightly brown the meat in oil and garlic at medium-low heat.
Slowly mix in water and tomato paste. Add onions, celery and bell peppers. Simmer, covered, 3 to 5 hours until meat is very tender. Check often and add water as needed, making certain there is about a quart of thin sauce when ready to add the pasta.
Add salt, pepper and homemade pasta.
Simmer, uncovered, 20 minutes to 1/2 hour, stirring often, until broth is absorbed.
Stir in parsley. Serves 6.
Prepare Three-Step Homemade Pasta; set aside.
In a 4-quart Dutch oven, cook onion in butter over medium heat for 7 minutes or until golden brown, stirring frequently.
Add broth and pepper. Bring to boiling.
Stir in the pasta.
Top with spinach.
Cook, covered, for 1 to 2 minutes more or until spinach and pasta are tender.
To serve, ladle pasta into a bowl.
Top with cheese. Makes 4 main dish servings.
Pasta Sauce:
In dutch oven
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fill pasta sheets every 2 inches with
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Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the rigatoni until just tender. Drain and rinse with cold water. Pat dry with paper towels and transfer to a large bowl.
Add the tomatoes, mozzarella, pesto and Parmesan cheese to the pasta. Toss gently. Taste for seasoning, adding salt and pepper if necessary.
If making ahead and storing in the refrigerator, remove the salad from the fridge at least 30 minutes before serving, if possible.
o package directions.
While pasta is cooking, Preheat oven to
large cooking pot or pasta pot, fill 3/4 full
alt to taste. Add penne pasta noodles and cook according to
Bring lots of water to boil as you would usually cook pasta.
Add salt (I use about 1TBSP) and baking soda.
Add pasta and cook about 2 minutes longer than what the package says. Drain and use in any recipes in place of Chinese noodles.
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Using a pasta machine, roll out pasta to 1mm thick
he cheese mixture into each pasta shell and place open side
u will be adding the pasta and arugula to this pan