Subj : BH&G 2840 To : ALL From : DAVE DRUM Date : Thu May 27 2021 10:57:00 MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Beef Ragu w/Beans Categories: Beef, Vegetables, Herbs, Pasta, Beans Yield: 16 Servings 2 lg Carrots; peeled, coarse - chopped 2 lg Ribs celery; coarse chopped 1 lg Onion; coarse chopped 4 cl Garlic; peeled 2 lb Ground beef 28 oz Can diced tomatoes 2 c Beef broth 3 tb Tomato paste 2 ts Sugar 15 1/2 oz Can cannellini beans; - drained, rinsed 1 1/2 ts Dried Italian seasoning 1 1/2 ts Salt 1 ts Red pepper flakes MMMMM------------------------FOR SERVING----------------------------- 1 lb Rigatoni, cooked - Grated Parmesan cheese Place carrots, celery, onion and garlic in a food processor; pulse until finely chopped. In a large bowl, mix vegetables, ground beef, diced tomatoes, beef broth, tomato paste, sugar and beans. Add half of each: Italian seasoning, salt and red pepper flakes. Stir until combined. Place mixture in a 6 quart slow cooker and cook 5-1/2 hours on high or 8-1/2 hours on low. Stir in remaining Italian seasoning, salt and red pepper flakes. Cook for an additional 30 minutes. For 8 servings, toss half the meat sauce with rigatoni; serve with grated cheese, if desired. Reserve other half of the sauce for future meals. May be frozen, tightly covered, for up to 2 months. Family Circle | July 2015 MM Format by Dave Drum - 15 July 2015 Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... There is always free cheese in a mouse trap. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.49 * Origin: Fidonet Messaging Since 1991 bbs.docsplace.org (1:135/392) .