Originally posted by Sarah – April 25, 2015
Tonight the boys requested spaghetti. Great opportunity to change up the leftover quick red sauce I made earlier in the week. Red sauce is really a perfect mobile to extra flavors. I had the package of Springdell Sweet Sausage from the share. I have to say, their sweet sausage is so good, I love it. I will admit I cooked up a quick little “test patty” for myself first, shhh.
I had a half pound of Springdell ground beef leftover from a previous share so I did a 50/50 mix of ground beef and sweet sausage. Start by browning that up.
When you first get the meat over the heat it will give off a good deal of fat. I let the meat reach the early stage (shown above) and then I drain off the fat into a small dish. Put the meat back onto the heat and let it get a really nice brown crust.
The meat is about half way there and at this point I add salt, pepper and a bit of minced Springdell garlic. Let it keep browning.
Thats about right. At this point I add the quick red sauce that I had leftover. I also added about 1/3 cup of cream and 1/3 cup of ricotta cheese. Stir it all together for a wonderful sauce.
To pull it all together toss your pasta into the sauce and add about 1/3 cup of fresh chopped parsley.
I served this with a side of freshly sliced tomatoes tossed with a bit of rice wine vinegar and smashed Rutabega. There you have it, a delicious Springdell meal. Enjoy!