Sicilian pasta with meat sauce

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 teaspoons Olive oil
1 cup Onions -- finely chopped
2 teaspoons Garlic -- minced
1 teaspoon Cumin
½ teaspoon Cinnamon
1 pounds Ground beef, lean
1 teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon Fresh ground black pepper
2 tablespoons Tomato paste
28 ounces Can
⅓ cup Raisins, seedless
1 pounds Pasta -- cooked
¼ cup Parsley -- chopped
¼ cup Pine nuts -- toasted
Tomatoes

Directions

1. Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and cook, stirring, until translucent, 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, cumin and cinnamon and cook 30 seconds. Add beef, salt and pepper; cook crumbling beef with spoon, until browned, 5 minutes.

2. Stir in tomato paste, tomatoes with their liquid and raisins.

Bring to boil, breakig up tomatoes with spoon. Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.

3. Toss sauce with pasta and parsley. Sprinkle with pine nuts.

Recipe By : Ladies' Home Journal - February, 1995

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