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Pasta + Meat Sauce Dinner

Source of Recipe

from the turbo members recipe site


List of Ingredients

1 tbsp. extra virgin Olive oil
1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
1 lb. ground beef
4 chopped + pressed garlic cloves
1 small chopped onion
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon, (yes--cinnamon)
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg, (yes--nutmeg)
salt and pepper
3/4 c. beef broth
1 c. sliced mushrooms
1/2 c. red wine
one 28 - 32oz. can crushed tomatoes, with juices
1 tsp. dried parsley
Parmesan cheese for garnish
1 1/2 c. uncooked pasta, (spirals, rigatoni, bowties or penne)


Recipe

Cook the crushed red pepper with the oil in the base for 1 minute.
Add the garlic, onion and ground beef. Cook until browned. Drain
of any excess fat.
Add the mushrooms and stir. Cover, valve open, high heat and cook
for 5 minutes.
Uncover, add the wine, cover, valve open and cook until reduced.
Uncover, add the beef broth, tomatoes, parsley and pasta.
Cover, valve closed, medium/high heat and cook for 10 minutes.
Uncover, check the pasta for doneness. Add about 1/4 c. water,
cover, valve open, medium/high heat, and cook for 5 more minutes
or until the pasta is done to your liking.