Thursday, February 16, 2012

Ragu Bolognese

This is bound to become a new favorite in this house!
Ragu Bolognese
1 pound of hamburger (very lean 95%)
Brown in large deep skillet
Season well with Italian seasonings (oregano etc but I just used pizza seasoning and salt)
Add 2/3 cup of white wine and simmer until wine is evaporated
Add chopped veggies
* 2 stalks of celery
* 2 carrots
* 1/2 red bell pepper
* 1/2 yellow bell pepper
* 1 medium onion

Simmer for 10 minutes or so with lid on until the veggies are getting tender
Cook up 8 ounces of whole wheat pasta, broken into 3 inch pieces.
Add:
* 1 zucchini diced up
* 1 can of mushrooms
* 1 28 ounce can of diced tomatoes in juice
* 1/2 of a 16 oz can of tomato sauce

Simmer until thickened, another 5-7 minutes
Add:
2/3 cup 2% milk
1/4 cup grated fresh Parmesan cheese
Cooked and drained pasta
Simmer another 5 minutes

This made 6 very large servings and for anyone doing Weight Watchers, this figures out to only 7 points per 2 cup serving!

We enjoyed this with a green salad with Italian dressing.  And the leftovers for lunch were great too!


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