SICILIAN RAGU

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A great way to use your aging veggies! Freeze any unused sauce for later use. Can be served as a side dish with a green salad and meat, or by itself as a main dish. Serve with your favorite large pasta noodle. Penne works well!

Provided by Laura

Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes Tomato

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 pound lean ground beef
1 pound ground pork
1 onion, chopped
2 (14.5 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 carrots, diced
1 (15 ounce) can baby peas
1 cup water
1 bay leaf
1 tablespoon olive oil
salt to taste

Steps:

In a large skillet cook ground beef, ground pork, and onion until brown.
In a large saucepan mix together the tomatoes, garlic, carrots, peas, water, bay leaves, olive oil, and salt. Add meat mixture. Bring to a boil. Cover partially, and reduce to a simmer. Cook for one hour, stirring occasionally.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 374.8 calories, Carbohydrate 11.3 g, Cholesterol 83.4 mg, Fat 25.6 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 22.5 g, SaturatedFat 9.5 g, Sodium 410.1 mg, Sugar 5.4 g