Weeknight Bolognese

While my husband went out to watch the Patriots game, I put the baby down for a nap, put on a Sex & The City marathon and decided to channel my inner Barefoot Contessa.

Looking through my cookbooks, I had most of the ingredients for Weeknight Bolognese.  

I substituted balsamic and red wine vinegar for the red wine (since I'm not drinking alcohol for the month of January...why open a bottle and waste the remainder), and dried basil for fresh.  I also decreased the amount of salt because I am not a salt fan.

Easy to make and quite good!

Ingredients:

• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 4 Tsp minced garlic
• 1 Tbsp dried oregano
• 1/4 Tsp crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 1/2 cup dry red wine
• 1 can (28 oz) crushed tomatoes
• 2 Tbsp tomato paste
• Salt & Pepper
• 1/4 Tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

Directions:

• Heat olive oil in 12 inch skillet
• Add meat and brown
• Stir in garlic, red pepper flakes and oregano.  Cook for 1 minute
• Pour in 1 cup red wine, stir
• Add tomatoes and tomato paste, 1 tablespoon salt and 1 1/2 teaspoons of pepper
• Bring to a boil and then simmer for 10 minutes.
• After 10 minutes, add nutmeg, basil, cream and 1/4 cup red wine. 
• Cook additional 10 minutes until thickened.
• Mix with pasta and top with Parmesan cheese.

Enjoy!

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