Sunday Funday Pasta Recipes

SUNDAY FUNDAY PASTA

Steps:

• Brown meat of choice. Once browned, drain some of the fat off and return pot to stovetop. Over medium heat, add 2 small cans stewed (or crushed if you don't have stewed) tomatoes, 2 small cans whole tomatoes and 2 small cans tomato sauce to the beef; extra sauce can be used to thin the sauce and tomato paste can be used to thicken the sauce if necessary. To the tomato/beef mixture, add granulated sugar, oregano, italian seasoning and one whole clove of garlic (smashed with the back of your knife). Turn heat down to low and simmer sauce, stirring occasionally, for 5-6 hours (or all day if you have the time). While slow cooking for several hours is key to providing a very robust taste, a very tasty dish can be whipped up in under an hour if short on time! **As long as the beef and sausage are cooked through, you are good to go. Three hours before the 6 hours is up, add sliced button mushrooms to the sauce. One hour before the 6 hours is up, slice 6 links of uncooked sweet Italian sausage into 1 1/2 inch pieces and add to the sauce to cook. After 5-6 hours of cooking, remove the garlic clove; add a dash more oregano if needed and salt and pepper to taste. Adding the salt and pepper at the end ensures that the sauce isn't too salty and that the salt flavor is not dissipated through hours of cooking. Simmer for 10 more minutes. Serve sauce atop the pasta of your choice, use it in lasagna or can :-) Enjoy!

CHEF JOHN'S SUNDAY PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil in the bottom of a large roasting pan. Place beef, pork, and chicken in pan and turn to coat with olive oil.
• Roast in the preheated oven until meat is well browned, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion with a pinch of salt in hot oil until onion is soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Pour crushed tomatoes, 1 1/2 cups water, and tomato paste into onion mixture. Add roasted beef, pork, and chicken to tomato sauce mixture.
• Pour remaining 1/2 cup water into the roasting pan, and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Pour roasting pan water mixture into tomato mixture. Stir Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, Italian parsley, 2 teaspoons salt, ground black pepper, and red pepper flakes into tomato sauce; bring to a simmer, reduce heat to low, and simmer gently until sauce reduces and meat is tender, about 4 hours. Transfer meat to a dish. Adjust sauce seasonings to taste.

PINNACLE® SUNDAY FUNDAY BLOODY MARY

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except celery in an ice-filled shaker and shake until well chilled.
• Strain into a chilled pint glass over fresh ice.
• Garnish with celery and any other fun toppings on hand.