Beef / Pork

Italian Style Pasta is for Dinner.

Italian Style Pasta takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Italian Style Pasta takes 20 minutes to cook.

Italian Style Pasta makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Italian Style Pasta are:

Ground beef, Half-lb
Mild Italian Sausage, 2
Pasta Sauce, Ragu - any flavor you choose
*Onion (Yellow), Half, chopped
Olive Oil, 2 tbsp
Fresh Parsley, 2 tbsp
Garlic, minced, in jar - 2 tsp (or about 3-4 cloves, minced)
Bell Peppers, half (can be any color)
Parmesan Cheese, grated, 1 tbsp - for serving
Cheese, Italian Style Six Cheese Blend - can be added to sauce or for serving
Pasta, Barilla Ziti, 10 oz - or you can use any pasta you want

Here is how you make Italian Style Pasta:

1) Add Oil to sauce pan, warm oil a few minutes, then add Chopped Onions and Garlic. Cook until fragrant.2) Add you half pound of ground beef (uncooked) and 2 Italian sausages (Skins removed) - cook until meat is brown. Drain, bring back to stove and cook additional minute.3) Add Pasta Sauce, fresh parsley and Peppers. Mix well, turn to low and let it simmer.4) Boil water for pasta - add salt to water. Once boiling add pasta. Cook per package directions.5) Once pasta is done, drain, and run quickly under cold water to stop the cooking process. Transfer to serving dish, and add sauce to it. You can add about a nandful of cheese to this mix before you mix the pasta with the sauce. Otherwise, wait and let people add cheese to their individual plates. Enjoy!Serving Size: About 6 Hearty ServingsNumber of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RAVEN2255.

The nutritional information for Italian Style Pasta is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 523.2

• Total Fat: 23.8 g
• Cholesterol: 55.8 mg
• Sodium: 845.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 53.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.7 g
• Protein: 23.0 g