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Classic Meat Sauce with Linguine

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Classic Tomato Meat Sauce with Linguine is simple, homemade and delicious. Linguine is tossed wit a ground beef ragu and is one of my favorite meat sauce recipes!
Course Mains & Entrees
Cuisine American-Italian
Keyword beef, linguine, meat sauce, pasta
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Additional Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 8 servings
Calories 223
Author Laurie McNamara

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 large large shallot diced
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 pound ground chuck or sirloin
  • 2 tablespoons red wine like merlot, cabernet or anything in your fridge!
  • 28 ounces crushed tomatoes
  • 15 ounce tomato sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt plus more to taste
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper freshly ground, more or less to taste
  • 1 pinch red pepper flakes
  • 3/4 pound linguine dried pasta
  • 1/4 cup fresh basil torn, for serving

Instructions

  • Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium heat.
  • Add diced shallots and cook until soft and translucent.
  • Next add diced garlic and cook for one minute.
  • To that, add ground chuck and cook until browned. Season the meat with salt, pepper and red pepper flakes.
  • Add the can of crushed tomatoes and tomato sauce. Add a splash of red wine, stir, cover and reduce heat to low for about 15-20 minutes (at least).
  • Mean while, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. When the water has reached a boil, add the one pound of pasta and some olive oil and cook as directed on the box.
  • Drain the pasta and toss with the sauce when finished.
  • Serve with freshly grated parmesan and garlic toast.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 223kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 558mg | Potassium: 574mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 487IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 2mg