Short Cut Pasta Sauce Recipes

30 BEST HOMEMADE PASTA SAUCES

Steps:

• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep a pasta sauce in 30 minutes or less!

SHORTCUT MINESTRONE

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or soup kettle, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels. Drain, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings; set bacon aside. In the drippings, saute onion and carrots for 3-4 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; cook 2 minutes longer., Stir in the spaghetti sauce, broth and beans. Bring to a boil. Add the pasta, brown sugar, basil and oregano. Cook, uncovered, for 8-10 minutes or until pasta is tender, stirring occasionally. Add green beans; cook 5 minutes longer or until heated through. Garnish with reserved bacon and Parmesan cheese if desired.

SHORT CUT MEXICAN FIDEO (VERMICELLI)

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large sauce pan over medium-high heat. Cook and stir the onion in the hot oil for 1 minute. Stir in the vermicelli and cook until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Add the stock and bouillon cubes; cover. Simmer until the vermicelli is tender, 10 to 11 minutes.

SPAGHETTI / PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large fry pan over a medium heat.
• Add the onion and bacon and cook until the onion is golden and tender.
• Add the minced garlic and cook a couple of minutes more.
• Add the mince and cook, breaking up with a fork, until the meat has all changed colour.
• Add the bell pepper and cook for a minute or two.
• Now add the tomato paste and"cook it out" for another minute or two before adding the wine.
• Allow the wine to reduce a little, before adding the remaining sauce ingredients.
• Simmer until reduced and a deep rich red/ brown.
• *You could call this "cooked" in 30 minutes, but I like to let it simmer about 2 hours, stirring regularly to make sure it's not catching.
• Add a little more broth or water if it looks like doing so.

BEEF SHORT RIBS PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. In a heavy oven proof pan, heat the olive oil and brown the ribs well on all sides. Remove the ribs and drain off all but a couple of teaspoons of fat.
• Add the onion, celery, carrot, mushrooms and garlic and cook until onion becomes translucent.
• Add the wine and cook over hight heat until it is reduced by more than half.
• Add the Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes and tomatoes. Mix well and add the ribs back into the pan.
• Cover and cook for 2 1/2 hours. Remove the ribs to a cutting board and cut the meat away from the bone and connective tissue. Chop the meat finely and return it to the pan. Add the fresh parsley and mix well.
• Cook your pasta of choice until cooked. Drain and add a couple of scoops of warm sauce to the pasta and stir.
• Serve the pasta with sauce on top and some parmesan cheese on top.