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Title: Beef Ragu w/Beans
Categories: Beef, Vegetables, Herbs, Pasta, Beans
Yield: 16 Servings

2 lg Carrots; peeled, coarse
- chopped
2 lg Ribs celery; coarse chopped
1 lg Onion; coarse chopped
4 cl Garlic; peeled
2 lb Ground beef
28 oz Can diced tomatoes
2 c Beef broth
3 tb Tomato paste
2 ts Sugar
15 1/2 oz Can cannellini beans;
- drained, rinsed
1 1/2 ts Dried Italian seasoning
1 1/2 ts Salt
1 ts Red pepper flakes

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1 lb Rigatoni, cooked
- Grated Parmesan cheese

Place carrots, celery, onion and garlic in a food
processor; pulse until finely chopped.

In a large bowl, mix vegetables, ground beef, diced
tomatoes, beef broth, tomato paste, sugar and beans. Add
half of each: Italian seasoning, salt and red pepper
flakes. Stir until combined.

Place mixture in a 6 quart slow cooker and cook 5-1/2
hours on high or 8-1/2 hours on low.

Stir in remaining Italian seasoning, salt and red pepper
flakes. Cook for an additional 30 minutes.

For 8 servings, toss half the meat sauce with rigatoni;
serve with grated cheese, if desired. Reserve other half
of the sauce for future meals. May be frozen, tightly
covered, for up to 2 months.

Family Circle | July 2015

MM Format by Dave Drum - 15 July 2015

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