Quick and Easy eats!!

[~sudsshane]

Quick and Easy meat sauce..

1 lb of lean,organic ground beef
1 clove garlic
1 can of Redpack tomato paste
2 cans of diced Redpack tomatoes
1 can of Redpack tomato sauce
1 TBSP of dehydrated onion
Fresh Basil, Fresh Greek Oregano, Fresh chopped Parsley
pinch of salt and pepper.
splash of red wine.

saute ground beef until brown. drain residual fat, add 1 can of Redpack
tomato paste and saute for 3 minutes. Then add other ingredients in any given order. simmer on medium for about 15 minutes.

 

[~sudsshane]

pasta

Hannaford makes a great tri-colored Rotini

 

[~sudsshane]

finished product....

topped with ricotta cheese and fresh basil

 

[~sudsshane]

and I can't eat pasta without....

garlic sticks!

 

[~sudsshane]

made fresh and to the table in 30 minutes....

enjoy!

 

[selectomatic]

I hope you brought enough for everybody!

I'd gladly try a serving of that, even though you did do it the healthy way.

-kevin

 

[~sudsshane]

healthy is..

the only way to go, but trust me..I have been known to splurge every now and then on Krispy Kreme doughnuts..LOL

 

[zipdang]

Shane that looks great! Thanks for posting the recipe. I think I'll try it and substitute TVP for the ground meat. I don't think we have Redpack brand tomatoes here (is that an East Coast thing?), but Muir Glen canned tomato products are quite good.

So the recipe calls for a splash of red wine. How much does the chef get?

 

[~sudsshane]

TVP?

what is TVP?..Redpack is an east coast/midwest brand. They also make RedGold. Muir Glen is also excellent as well as Pastene for tomatoes.

Take Care David!

 

[~sudsshane]

and...

the chef gets 1-2 glasses of pinot noir...

 

[zipdang]

TVP is textured vegetable protein. It's used in place of ground meats, and is like cooking with tofu. By itself the TVP has no flavor (or not much), but will take on the taste of whatever food it's cooked with. I put it in just about everything: sauces, soups, tacos, lasagna. Even my non-vegetarian friends think it tastes good (and some of them are pretty picky).

I love pinot noir. Oregon produces some very good pinots because of our ideal climate for the pinot grape. If you haven't already, try an Oregon Pinot Noir if you get the chance.

 

[~sudsshane]

LOL..here we go again

The pinot noir I used was Owen Roe Sharecroppers...from OREGON. LOL!!

 

[zipdang]

You have excellent taste!

 

[toggleswitch]

That meal looks scrumtious!

~TVP is textured vegetable protein.
Where does one get this?

And not to be gross, but is this otherwise known as prepacked flatulence? If it's anything like fillers found in frozen packaged meatballs may the world downwind beware!

Personally I stay away from blatently processed (unnnatural) "foods". Look how evil margarine (hydrogenated vegetable oil) is. Over hundred of thousand of years of evolution the human body can handle fats like butter. How does it "know" how to process other "newer" man-made things?

 

[andrewinorlando]

Muir Glen tomatoes are organic Redpack tomatoes. That's why they're so damned good...just more expensive, but worth it.

 

[~sudsshane]

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Hi Steve..

I couldn't agree more about processed,unnatural foods. I basically always buy organic for meats,produce and dairy.. I always make my pasta sauce fresh, never in a jar or can.

Margarine will NEVER have a home in my fridge. I will always have a tub of Breakstone's unsalted butter on hand.

Say hi to Gary and check your email..

 

[~sudsshane]

betty!~

Muir Glen is made by RedGold??..I don't know if I could ever give up Redpack tomatoes, it is all my family has ever used.

 

[eluxomarty]

Organic?

Shane, the sauce sounds yummy. Now let me get this straight, Redpack is an organic brand? Well i'm sure there is something here in Cali like that. I'll look!

And to my friends reading this! Yes i may actually go into the kitchen and cook this! I really need to lose some weight so cooking at home and cutting down on the fast food should help!!!

I usually go into the kitchen to make coffee or dust off the stove when i want to bake cookies!!

 

[~sudsshane]

Hi Marty...

RedPack is not an organic brand, but Muir Glen is. I just can't bring myself to switch. =)