Long time no post, and honestly it's for many reasons. I've kind of had a creativity block, but also I've just been busy. Life happens and if you don't make the time SUPRISE! it doesn't get done. There's my excuse, but who really cares. I'm going to put more effort in because I want to and that will be that.
This recipe stems from a sort of confusion. I couldn’t understand why sauces at Italian
restaurants tasted so much better than my own.
I mean it’s just a simple tomato sauce, how could there be such a
difference of flavor. I had a feeling
that it was something that I could actually make, and being gluten free it is a
lot easier to eat Italian food when I make it at home because I can make my own
noodles (I will hit on the noodles subject again to give you my recommendation
of good gluten free noodles). I searched
the internet to try and figure out ways that I could make my sauces taste more
like theirs, and that is how I formed this recipe. The tips I learned were more garlic (much
more garlic) and more olive oil and it pretty much transformed my sauce
game. It was simple which is sort of
crazy and sort of great. I can tell you
one thing, this is one of my favorite smells in the whole wide world when it’s
cooking.
Just briefly (clearly not so briefly haha) I want to touch on the noodles. If you are gluten free like me then you have
probably tried many different gluten free noodles. I myself, have tried brown rice noodles, corn
noodles, quinoa noodles, etc. until I
found the perfect noodles. The best part
is they are inexpensive and very easy to find (pretty much at most grocery
stores). They are the Barilla
gluten free noodles. At first I was
skeptical because it was a big brand and I just tend to be skeptical of big
brands making gluten-free, but these have been my favorite for a while
now. They taste exactly like regular
wheat pasta and I believe it is because they are made up of a blend of rice and
corn. It makes sense because most of the
good baked goods and breads that are gluten free are made up of a blend of
different flours. It is easier to get
the right taste and texture with a blend.
So if you’re making an pasta recipe, give these noodles a try. Even if you're not gluten free, I
would recommend them as a healthier alternative, my whole family (which all eat
gluten) ate these and didn’t notice the
difference.
I T A L I A N M E A T S A U C E R E C I P E
Ingredients
☂ 2 (28 oz.) cans of whole plum tomatoes in tomato juice
☂ 1 lb. ground beef (90% or leaner!)
☂ 12 garlic cloves, thinnly sliced
☂ 3 cups sliced crimini mushrooms
☂ 1 lb. gluten free Barilla spaghetti
☂ ¼ cup olive oil
☂ 1 tsp. salt
☂ ½ tsp. black pepper
☂ 1 Tbsp. sugar
☂ 1 tsp. dried basil
☂ ¼ cup reserved pasta water
☂ salt, pepper & sugar to taste
Directions
Ingredients
☂ 2 (28 oz.) cans of whole plum tomatoes in tomato juice
☂ 1 lb. ground beef (90% or leaner!)
☂ 12 garlic cloves, thinnly sliced
☂ 3 cups sliced crimini mushrooms
☂ 1 lb. gluten free Barilla spaghetti
☂ ¼ cup olive oil
☂ 1 tsp. salt
☂ ½ tsp. black pepper
☂ 1 Tbsp. sugar
☂ 1 tsp. dried basil
☂ ¼ cup reserved pasta water
☂ salt, pepper & sugar to taste
Directions
☂ Place large pot on stove and add in olive oil and garlic. Once the olive oil and garlic are in the pot turn the stove to medium low heat. Cook garlic for 10-15 minutes until it becomes golden.
☂ Add in both cans of tomatoes and turn the heat up to high heat. Mix in 1 tsp. salt, ½ tsp. black pepper, 1 Tbsp. sugar, and 1 tsp. dried basil to season. Let cook on high for 20 minutes then drop the heat to medium low.
☂ While the sauce is cooking on high, heat another skillet to medium and cook ground beef until browned and fully cooked. Season with salt and pepper.
☂ Once the meat is cooked drain it (saving 1 Tbsp. of meat drippings in the skillet) and add the meat to the sauce which should now be on medium low.
☂ In the skillet with the meat drippings drizzle in 1 tsp. of olive oil and turn the heat to high. Add in the sliced crimini mushrooms and let them cook on one side until they are browned before flipping them to cook on the other side. Add in salt and pepper to taste once the mushrooms have browned.
☂ Once the mushrooms are cooked stir them into the pasta sauce.
☂ While the sauce continues to simmer (turn it down to low if there is any burning on the bottom), boil a large pot of water to cook the pasta in (sprinkle in about ½ tsp. salt).
☂ Once the water comes up to a boil cook the pasta according to the package directions (make sure to reserve 1/4 cup of pasta water once the pasta is cooked to add into the sauce.)
☂ Drain the pasta and add 2 Tbsp. to ¼ cup of pasta water to the sauce and check the sauce for seasonings (salt, black pepper, sugar, and dried basil).
☂ Serve the tomato sauce with the pasta!
☂ WALAH! Enjoy and start feeling nourished♥
☂ Add in both cans of tomatoes and turn the heat up to high heat. Mix in 1 tsp. salt, ½ tsp. black pepper, 1 Tbsp. sugar, and 1 tsp. dried basil to season. Let cook on high for 20 minutes then drop the heat to medium low.
☂ While the sauce is cooking on high, heat another skillet to medium and cook ground beef until browned and fully cooked. Season with salt and pepper.
☂ Once the meat is cooked drain it (saving 1 Tbsp. of meat drippings in the skillet) and add the meat to the sauce which should now be on medium low.
☂ In the skillet with the meat drippings drizzle in 1 tsp. of olive oil and turn the heat to high. Add in the sliced crimini mushrooms and let them cook on one side until they are browned before flipping them to cook on the other side. Add in salt and pepper to taste once the mushrooms have browned.
☂ Once the mushrooms are cooked stir them into the pasta sauce.
☂ While the sauce continues to simmer (turn it down to low if there is any burning on the bottom), boil a large pot of water to cook the pasta in (sprinkle in about ½ tsp. salt).
☂ Once the water comes up to a boil cook the pasta according to the package directions (make sure to reserve 1/4 cup of pasta water once the pasta is cooked to add into the sauce.)
☂ Drain the pasta and add 2 Tbsp. to ¼ cup of pasta water to the sauce and check the sauce for seasonings (salt, black pepper, sugar, and dried basil).
☂ Serve the tomato sauce with the pasta!
☂ WALAH! Enjoy and start feeling nourished♥
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