This is always a hit with my family. It is sweet and savory and spicy all at once.
Ingredients:
- 1 lb Extra-Lean Ground Beef
- 1 lb Italian Sausage
- 1/2 Yellow Onion diced
- 1 Bell Pepper cut into strips
- 2 Stalks of Celery cut on a bias
- 8-10 Sweet Peppers, seeded and julienned
- 4-5 Cloves of Garlic mashed into a paste with coarse sea salt
- 1 Large Egg
- Italian Seasoning (to taste)
- Red Pepper Flakes (to taste)
- Rosemary (to taste)
- Basil (to taste)
- Italian Flat-Leaf Parsley Leaves removed from stems
- Fresh Ground Black Pepper (to taste)
- 1-8 oz. Can Tomato Paste
- 1-15 oz. Can Tomato Sauce
- Parmigiana Reggiano Grated
- Chicken Bouillon
- Garlic powder
- Radiatore Pasta
- Ghee or Clarified Butter
- Olive Oil
Method:
- Wash and cut bell pepper, sweet peppers, parsley, onion and celery
- Mash garlic with coarse sea salt
- Mix ground beef and Italian sausage with onion, egg, red pepper, black pepper, and Italian seasoning and form into meatballs
- Place in a cast iron skillet at 350 degrees and cook until they reach an internal temperature of 160 degrees (carry-over heat will bring the temperature up the rest of the way)
- Put some olive oil and ghee into a medium-low cast iron skillet and add celery, saute until slightly softened
- Add bell peppers and sweet peppers with Italian seasoning and saute until softened but still crispy
- Grate Parmigiana Reggiano (my family uses quite a bit)
- Bring water to a boil in a Dutch Oven with chicken bouillon powder and a little bit of garlic powder (I use Knorr that I buy in the Hispanic section of my supermarket)
- Add radiatore and boil until al dente
- Put tomato paste, tomato sauce, rosemary, Italian seasoning, a little extra virgin olive oil and some garlic into it and simmer on low.
- Add parsley to the peppers 2-3 minutes before serving
- Drain pasta, and put on a plate then add meatballs, peppers, then sauce and top with Parmigiana Reggiano and red pepper flakes
- I like to serve it with some Giardiniera on the side
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