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Italian Helper
Servings
6
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Ingredients
- Kosher salt
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1 pound Nodi Marini pasta
- 8 ounces ground beef sirloin
- 8 ounces sweet Italian sausage (casings removed)
-
1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 shallots (diced)
- 1 clove garlic (peeled and smashed)
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1 1/2 cups tomato puree (such as Bio Orto)
-
2 cups freshly grated Parmesan
- 1/4 cup mascarpone
- 2 cups baby spinach (torn)
Instructions
- This recipe originally appeared on Giada Entertains. Episode: 70's Throwback Party.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the macaroni and cook for 2 minutes less than the package directions, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain well.
- Heat the olive oil in a large straight-sided skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground sirloin and sausage and cook, breaking up the meats with the back of a wooden spoon, until cooked through and browned, 6 minutes. Stir in the shallots and garlic, cook 2 minutes. Deglaze with the tomato puree, add 1/2 teaspoon salt and stir to combine. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer for another 4 minutes.
- Add the macaroni to the sauce, sprinkle the bare pasta with the Parmesan and mix well. Stir in the mascarpone and spinach and cook an additional 3 minutes, until the sauce is creamy and the spinach wilted.
Nutrition
Nutrition
- Nutrition Serving Size
- 6
- per serving
- Calories
- 760
Amount/Serving
% Daily Value
- Carbs
- 67 grams
- Protein
- 43 grams
- Fat
- 35 grams
- Saturated Fat
- 14 grams
- Cholestrol
- 84 milligrams
- Sodium
- 972 milligrams
- Fiber
- 4 grams
- Sugar
- 7 grams
1 comment
Would this work well with ground chicken/turkey?