Bowtie Pasta with Meat Sauce
This recipe is from a cookbook titled Casserole Cook Book by Better Homes & Gardens, printed in 1961. Any bite size pasta will work with this, such as macaroni, shells, or spirals. I made this on 9 Feb 2023, easy to put together, common ingredients, and delicious. Link to the Shortcut is listed in the Notes section.
Ingredients
- 340 grams ground beef, (¾ lb / 12 oz)
- 113 grams bulk pork sausage, (¼ lb / 4 oz), Shortcut
- ¼ cup onion, diced
- ¼ cup celery, diced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 cans diced tomatoes, drained, (16 oz / 454 g each / 4 cups)
- 1 can tomato paste, (6 oz / 170 g)
- ¼ cup Parmesan cheese, grated, plus additional for serving
- 2 tablespoons dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon salt, or as desired
- ½ teaspoon MSG, optional
- 170 grams dry bowtie pasta, or any bite size pasta, such as macaroni, shells, or spirals, (6 oz)
Instructions
- Lightly brown beef and sausage in a large non stick pan. Add onion, celery, and garlic. Mix together and cook until vegetables are tender, pour off excess fat.
- Add remaining ingredients except the pasta.
- Stir together, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 1 to 1½ hours, stirring occasionally.
- About 20 minutes before serving, cook the pasta in boiling salted water until tender, drain.
- Serve sauce over hot pasta, with Parmesan for topping. Enjoy.
Notes
Low cost per serving.
Shortcut: Bulk Pork Sausage.
Variants: 1. Use 500 grams ground beef in place of the beef and pork mixture. 2. Any bite size pasta works for this.
Updated on 9 February 2023.