Best Hearty Pasta Sauce Ragu Style Recipes

HEARTY PASTA SAUCE--RAGU STYLE

Hearty Pasta Sauce--Ragu Style image

What a difference adding meat and red wine makes to everyday pasta sauce! Leftover roast beef and Holland House Red Cooking Wine work wonders to boost flavor. Add both to your favorite jarred pasta sauce or make our hearty pasta sauce -- a Bolognese-style ragu that is traditionally served with wide noodles.

Provided by Holland House

Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips Holland House®

Time 45m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

6 ounces leftover cooked roast beef (chuck, cross rib, or top round)
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 each garlic cloves, chopped, or more if desired
1 teaspoon dried basil
½ teaspoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
2 (15 ounce) cans unseasoned tomato sauce
1 cup Holland House® Red Cooking Wine
2 teaspoons brown sugar
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon or nutmeg
½ cup half-and-half
1 (12 ounce) package Hot, cooked wide noodles such as tagliatelle or pappardelle
1 tablespoon Grated Parmesan or Romano cheese

Steps:

Coarsely chop, or shred by hand, enough cooked roast beef to make 1-1/2 cups. If meat is cold, cut into chunks and warm slightly in microwave to make hand-shredding easier.
Heat olive oil in a 4-quart pot and gently cook garlic, basil, oregano and rosemary about 3 minutes. Stir in the 1-1/2 cups beef and tomato paste. Add tomato sauce, red cooking wine, brown sugar and cinnamon or nutmeg, stirring until smooth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 30-40 minutes.
Remove from heat; stir in half & half. Serve over pasta, sprinkled with cheese if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 306.4 calories, Carbohydrate 38.6 g, Cholesterol 21 mg, Fat 11.1 g, Fiber 5.5 g, Protein 11.3 g, SaturatedFat 3.6 g, Sodium 1465 mg, Sugar 14 g

HEARTY RAGU-STYLE PASTA SAUCE

Hearty Ragu-Style Pasta Sauce image

This is full of meat, so it's extra chunky and a little change from regular meat or tomato sauce for your pasta. It goes together quickly with the use of convenience items, but you can easily substitute homemade, if you prefer or have it on hand.

Provided by Enro Gay

Categories Other Main Dishes

Time 1h15m

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

1 tsp butter
1 medium yellow onion
1 1/2 lb chicken tenderloins
1 lb italian sausage links
1 lb smoked sausage
1/2 c mini pepperoni
24 oz tomato basil pasta sauce (premium)
2 can(s) 14 ounce italian style diced tomatoes
1 can(s) 14 ounce tomato sauce
2 can(s) sliced mushrooms (small)
1/2 c jarred pesto
1 c shredded carrots
1 c small black olives, halved
2 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp hot pepper sauce (tabasco)

Steps:

1. In a large Dutch oven, melt the butter; chop the onion and add to hot butter cooking a minute or two.
2. In the meantime, take the chicken tenderloins and cut in about 3 pieces each. Cut the Italian sausage in one-inch pieces and the smoked sausage in 1/2 - 3/4 inch pieces. **NOTE: I found that using my very sharp kitchen shears worked best for cutting the uncooked Italian sausage links.**
3. Add the chicken and Italian sausage to the Dutch oven with the onions, stir and cook until sausage is no longer pink. Stir in the smoked sausage and cook another minute of two.
4. Add the mini pepperoni, pasta sauce, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, mushrooms, pesto, shredded carrots, black olives, oregano and red pepper sauce. Stir to combine and bring to a boil.
5. Cover pot and simmer on low for about one hour to thoroughly cook the meats and carrots and allow flavors to meld. Serve over spaghetti or your favorite pasta and sprinkle with fresh or packaged parmesan, if desired.