Dec
19
2007

Another take on Spaghetti….. Spaghetti Bolognese, So Good!

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Surprise Surprise another pasta recipe. If you couldn’t tell, I love making anything that involves pasta.

I cut out this recipe from William Sonoma’s catalog and adapted it a bit for to make it a quick weeknight dinner. If you’ve never tried Spaghetti Bolognese before, give it a try, my kids and my husband gave it 2 thumbs up. I will be enjoying it for lunch tomorrow as well!

Again, feel free to fancy it up a bit with your own homemade sauce. I love the Classico sauces and find it a real time saver to just jazz those up a bit. The color of this sauce is a creamy red/orange. My husband was a little skeptical until he took one bite. I, of course said, I told you, you’d love it! The bacon is surprisingly really good in the sauce. It gives it a real smoky flavor. If you are tired of the same old spaghetti, this is a great way to mix it up. I will be making it again very soon. Enjoy!

Spaghetti Bolognese

12 strips uncooked bacon, cut into ½ inch pieces
1 medium onion, diced
1 lb ground beef
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1 26 oz jar Classico Pasta Sauce (or other favorite brand, or homemade)
1 ¼ Cups half and half (can also use regular milk)
¼ Cup parmesan cheese

1 Box thin spaghetti noodles (I love Barilla’s whole wheat noodles)

1. Cook bacon in a large dutch oven or large pot over medium heat until browned and crisped. With a slotted spoon, transfer to a paper towel lined plate. Set aside. Discard all but 2 Tbsp’s of bacon grease. Saute onion in remaining bacon grease for 5 minutes, or until softened. Add beef, salt and pepper; crumble beef and cook until browned, about 5-8 more minutes. Stir in cooked bacon pieces. Reduce heat to low and stir in pasta sauce, half and half, and parmesan cheese. Stir to combine; cover with lid and let simmer for at least 20 minutes, or up to an hour.

2. Meanwhile cook pasta according to package directions. Spoon noodles onto a large plate and pour sauce right on top. Sprinkle with additional parmesan cheese if desired.

6 servings


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  1. 1
    King of Italy says:

    The name sounds just like Agnese from one of the past Bachelor shows.

  2. 2
    Emiline says:

    Those are great pictures! I try so hard for my pictures to turn out, since I don’t have the best camera.

    I’ve never tried bolognese before, but I’d love to. Sounds very Mario Batali.

  3. 3
    Jenny says:

    King of Italy,
    Very funny Mr. Picky Palate. I love when you hack on!

    Emiline,
    Thanks! I was lucky enough to get a new camera a few months ago and boy what a difference it made with my pictures. However, your pictures always look great to me.

    I was so surprised at how yummy this dish was. Have a great day!

  4. 4
    Deborah says:

    I love how thick the sauce looks. I hate it when spaghetti sauce is thin and doesn’t stay on top of the pasta. This sounds very good!!

  5. 5
    kristen hansen says:

    I saw this recipe too in Williams Sonoma and it looked DELISH! I am so glad you posted it here. Don’t you LOVE that magazine?

  6. 6
    Jenny says:

    I Love William Sonoma period! I wish I could buy whatever I wanted from there!

  7. 7
    Jill says:

    Sunday before Christmas, I fixed it for my family. They loved it! I did a lower fat version. Used Milk and Ground chicken and turkey bacon. It was tasty.

  8. 8
    Jenny says:

    Glad to hear the lower fat version is good Jill. Glad your family enjoyed! Have a great Christmas!!

  9. 9
    Divine Diva In NC says:

    Even though I am not much of a Spaghetti Bolognese person, yours looks really good, so I am gonna try it soon. Right now I am in the middle of hosting a Pantry Challenge Contest on my blog ( http://weblog.xanga.com/Divine_Diva_in_NC ), and we have no ground meat LOL

    I found your link because Laura at http://orgjunkie.com/2008/04/menu-plan-monday-april-28th.html posted this recipe on her weekly menu.

    I am so glad i found you. I love your blog!

    Tamara

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