Fresh Rigatoni with Bolognese Sauce

Ingredients

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  3 tbsp or 41g

• Carrots

  Raw

  1 small or 50g

• Celery

  Raw

  100g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 large or 150g

• Ground beef

  70% lean meat / 30% fat, raw

  ⅓ lb or 151g

• Ground pork

  Fresh, raw

  4 oz or 113g

• Tomatoes

  Whole, canned

  2 cup or 484g

• Tomato paste

  Canned, without salt added

  2 tbsp or 32g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 dash or 0.1g

• Heavy whipping cream

  Fluid

  2 tbsp or 30g

• Rigatoni

  Kroger

  16 oz or 454g

Directions

1. Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add carrot, celery, and onion; cook for two minutes. Add beef and pork; cook, stirring occasionally, until meat is nicely browned, 15 to 20 minutes. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, and 1/4 cup water; season with salt and pepper. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour.
2. Meanwhile, bring a 6-quart pot filled with water to a boil over high heat. Generously salt water and return to a boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente, 5 to 7 minutes; drain.
3. Add heavy cream, if using, to sauce; stir to combine. Serve immediately over pasta.
4. Recipe by: Martha Stewart (source: https://www.marthastewart.com/316928/fresh-rigatoni-with-bolognese-sauce)