Fettuccine With Quick Ragu
- ACTIVE: 35 min l TOTAL: 35 min l SERVES: 4 (with leftover ragu)
- 1/2 onion
- 1 stalk celery, cut into 4 pieces
- 1 small carrot, cut into 4 pieces
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 pound ground veal or turkey
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 28 -ounce can crushed tomatoes
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 12 ounces fettuccine
- Freshly grated parmesan cheese, for serving
- Photograph by Antonis Achilleos
- Pulse the onion, celery, carrot, garlic and rosemary in a food processor until finely chopped.
- Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.
- Add the chopped vegetables and cook, stirring, until softened and golden, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Add the veal, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and cook, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink, about 3 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes, milk, 1 cup water and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until slightly thickened, about 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook the fettuccine as the label directs.
- Drain the pasta, then toss with half of the ragu (about 3 cups).
- Top with parmesan.
- Reserve the remaining ragu to make stuffed peppers.
- Per serving: Calories 484; Fat 12 g (Saturated 3 g); Cholesterol 48 mg; Sodium 462 mg; Carbohydrate 71 g; Fiber 5 g; Protein 25 g
onion, celery, carrot, clove garlic, fresh rosemary, extravirgin olive oil, turkey, kosher salt, tomatoes, milk, fettuccine, parmesan cheese, achilleos
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/fettuccine-with-quick-ragu.html (may not work)