Braised beef and pasta with Italian mushroom sauce is a hearty and flavorful dish that is perfect for a cold winter night. The beef is braised in a rich tomato sauce until it is fall-apart tender, and the pasta is tossed with a creamy mushroom sauce. The combination of the two sauces creates a delicious and complex flavor that will tantalize your taste buds. This dish is sure to become a favorite in your home, and it is easy to make with just a few simple ingredients.
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MUSHROOM-BEEF SPAGHETTI SAUCE
"I got the recipe for this sauce in a recipe exchange and wish I could credit the person who gave it to me," says Meg Fisher of Marietta, Georgia. "My children love it! I added mushrooms, but if you'd like it even chunkier, add some bell pepper and other veggies, too."
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 6h20m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a large nonstick skillet, cook the beef, mushrooms and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Transfer to a 3-qt. slow cooker. , Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, broth, parsley, brown sugar, basil, oregano, salt and pepper. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours. Serve with spaghetti. Sprinkle with cheese if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 115 calories, Fat 3g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 19mg cholesterol, Sodium 493mg sodium, Carbohydrate 12g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 10g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
ITALIAN BRAISED BEEF WITH ROOT VEGETABLES
My mom, Angel, has always been the best cook in the neighborhood and everybody knew it. In the 1970s and '80s, when most of my friends were eating fast food and processed junk, all the kids wanted to come to my house for dinner. (We weren't going to go to the neighbors' houses to eat TV dinners.) This is one of the meals Mom would fix when I was growing up because it was easy, delicious and inexpensive, and it fed a crowd. This was my introduction to braising, the first braised dish I ever made-and I didn't even know we were braising. Mom called it pot roast and we had it weekly. And in true Italian pot roast fashion, we'd eat it over rigatoni. I now sometimes serve it over soft polenta with mascarpone, another excellent option. It showed me how much I loved the deep complex flavors of braises generally, which I prefer to eat over just about any other kind of dish. One of the pleasures of this meal is the big chunks of carrots and celery root that cook in that delicious liquid for four hours; they take on all the flavors of the braising liquid. They don't taste like carrots and celery root anymore; they taste like a steak, and that's why they're so good. A couple of critical steps in this recipe are getting a good sear on the meat and caramelizing the vegetables in the pot before deglazing. Beyond that, the red sauce is critical. And I also think it's important that a third of the meat be above the liquid-one of the factors that for me defines braising-so pot size is important; it shouldn't be so small that the meat is submerged or so big that the meat is sitting in just an inch of liquid.
Provided by Michael Symon : Food Network
Time 12h
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 23
Steps:
- For Yia Yia's Sunday sauce: Heat the oil in a 4-quart saucepan or large Dutch oven over medium heat. Brown the beef bones. Add the onions and cook until translucent, 2 minutes. Add the salt and garlic and cook until everything is soft but not browned, about 3 minutes. Squeeze the tomatoes one by one into the pan, pulverizing them by hand, and pour in their juice, too. Add the wine, oregano, red pepper flakes, if using, black pepper and bay leaf. Bring the sauce to a simmer, and then reduce the heat to its lowest possible setting, and continue to cook for 8 hours. The sauce should reduce by about one-third. Taste for seasoning and add more salt if necessary. Remove the bones and bay leaf. Set aside 2 cups. If not using the remaining sauce right away, let it cool, then cover and refrigerate for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 2 months. Yield: 8 cups.
- For the braised beef with root vegetables: Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Sprinkle the meat liberally with salt and pepper as much as 1 day in advance. (Cover and refrigerate it if doing so and take the meat out of the fridge 30 minutes before cooking.) Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven over high heat. When the oil is on the verge of smoking, sear the meat for about 2 minutes per side. Move the meat to the side (or remove it from the pot altogether if necessary), and add the carrots, celery root and onions. Brown the vegetables for about 3 minutes, and then add the garlic and cook for 1 to 2 minutes longer. Pour in the wine and deglaze the pot, scraping up the browned bits on the bottom. Add Yia Yia's Sunday Sauce, 1 cup water and the bay leaves (and the pot roast if you removed it). Bring the liquid to a simmer and taste for seasoning. Add more salt if necessary. Cover the pot and place it in the oven for 3 hours, basting the meat occasionally during cooking time. When almost ready to serve, make the rigatoni, if using. Boil in salted water according to package directions until al dente. Discard the bay leaves before serving. Transfer the meat to a cutting board and slice into bite-size pieces, or shred with 2 forks. Return the meat to the pot of sauce along with the drained rigatoni. Toss to coat, and serve.
BRAISED BEEF AND PASTA WITH ITALIAN MUSHROOM SAUCE
I found this recipe on my butcher's website and decided to give it a try. I used shoulder steaks and let me tell you, it was fabulous! The steak is so tender, and the sauce (or gravy as it's called in South Philly) is delicious.
Provided by Linda Seide
Categories Beef
Time 2h
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 1. 1. Sprinkle beef steaks with salt and pepper; press 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese onto steaks. Spray large nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Heat over medium-high heat until hot; brown steaks. Remove.
- 2. 2. Spray skillet with cooking spray again; heat over medium heat until hot. Add mushrooms, onion and garlic; cook and stir 4 to 5 minutes or until tender.
- 3. 3. Add wine; cook and stir 3 minutes. Stir in marinara sauce. Add steaks; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover tightly and simmer 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until beef is fork-tender.
- 4. 4. Carve steaks. Serve beef and 2 cups sauce over pasta. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup cheese. Pass remaining sauce.
TASTY ITALIAN BEEF AND PASTA
A delightful Italian dish, full of flavor with a delicious meat sauce over a layer of shell pasta, makes you want to back for another helping.
Provided by JoyfulCook
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Cook the pasta until nearly soft. Put in the base of a casserole dish after they have drained well.
- Heat oil in a medium saucepan; add the onions, garlic and the curry paste. Stir for a minute or so, and then add the ground beef.
- Stir until meat is seared, remove from heat.
- Put the can of tomatoes with the juice into blender and blend just for a few seconds. Add tomatoes, water, stock cubes, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, oregano, salt and pepper, stir well.
- Simmer on low heat for 30 minutes; stir in the grated cheese. Keep stirring until cheese has melted. Thicken with some corn flour if the sauce looks too thin.
- Cover the pasta with the meat sauce,add the extra grated cheese over the top and bake in a moderate oven for 30 minutes.
- Serve with a salad and crusty bread rolls.
- This recipe freezes well and can be heated in the microwave, if preferred.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 619.1, Fat 25.9, SaturatedFat 11.5, Cholesterol 103.1, Sodium 864.8, Carbohydrate 55.7, Fiber 4.6, Sugar 7.8, Protein 39.9
OLD ITALIAN MEAT SAUCE
A robust hearty Italian meat and mushroom pasta sauce. Serve with your favorite pasta, if desired.
Provided by Debbie
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes Meat Sauce
Time 4h30m
Yield 20
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a large skillet, brown beef and pork over medium heat until no longer pink; set aside.
- In a large skillet, warm olive oil over medium heat and saute onions and garlic until tender; add about 1/2 cup of wine; mix well.
- Add mushrooms, rosemary, oregano and thyme to skillet and add another 1/2 cup wine; saute until tender.
- Add browned meat, tomato sauce and tomato paste to mixture; simmer for 1 hour and add the remaining 2 cups of wine.
- Simmer sauce on low for 2 to 3 hours, stirring occasionally; serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 295.9 calories, Carbohydrate 15.9 g, Cholesterol 50.8 mg, Fat 16.8 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 15.2 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Sodium 788.1 mg, Sugar 11.4 g
ITALIAN BRAISED BEEF WITH GARLIC AND MUSHROOMS
I found this recipe a couple of weeks back in Metro News, a free newspaper published daily in Toronto. It was ideal for using up a cup of crushed tomatoes that I had in the freezer, left over from another recipe. The sauce is delicious. Because of the small amount of meat called for in the recipe, I would suggest doing as I did and using eye of the round steaks, which I sliced thinly after the dish finished cooking.
Provided by Irmgard
Categories < 4 Hours
Time 1h50m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Combine the mushrooms and boiling water in a small bowl and let stand for 20 minutes.
- With the fingers, scoop the mushrooms out of the liquid.
- Strain the mushroom soaking liquid through a fine-meshed sieve and set aside.
- Coarsely chop the mushrooms.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Combine the mushrooms, soaking liquid, tomatoes, wine, tomato paste, carrots, celery, garlic, brown sugar, oregano, salt and pepper in a Dutch oven or flameproof casserole.
- Bring to a boil over medium heat.
- Add the meat to the pan and return to the boil.
- Cover, place in the oven, and bake until the meat is tender, about 1-1/2 hours.
- Slice the meat and serve with the vegetables and sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 359.7, Fat 16.5, SaturatedFat 6.5, Cholesterol 69.2, Sodium 750.1, Carbohydrate 17.9, Fiber 3.1, Sugar 10.7, Protein 24.1
OVEN-BRAISED BEEF WITH TOMATO SAUCE AND GARLIC
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 300°.
- Coarsely chop tomatoes with juice in a food processor. Put roast in an ovenproof 4- to 5-quart heavy pot or a casserole dish with a lid. Pour tomatoes over roast and scatter garlic around it. Season with salt and pepper. Braise in middle of oven, covered, until very tender, 3 to 4 hours.
- Cut roast into 1/4-inch-thick slices and serve with sauce and garlic.
BRAISED ITALIAN-STYLE POT ROAST
Provided by Stanley Tucci
Categories Beef Tomato Braise Dinner Meat Fall Winter Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- To prepare the sacchétto di spezie:
- Combine all the ingredients in the center of a piece of cheesecloth that is large enough to hold the herb sprigs, and tie in a bundle with butcher's string.
- To prepare the pot roast:
- 1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- 2. Season the beef with salt and pepper, then lightly dust with flour. Melt the butter in a large (6-quart) flameproof casserole set over medium-high heat. When it is foaming, add the beef and brown it on all sides, 5 minutes. Add the celery, onions, carrot, and sacchétto di spezie. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables soften slightly, about 2 minutes. Raise the heat to high and add the bottle of wine. Cook until the wine begins to boil, about 2 more minutes, skimming off any fat that rises to the surface.
- 3. Strain the porcini mushrooms through a fine-mesh sieve, reserving the liquid. Rinse the mushrooms under cold running water to remove any grit, and add them to the casserole along with the strained mushroom liquid, tomato paste, and tomatoes. The liquid should just cover the meat. If it does not, add chicken broth or water. Cover the casserole and bake it in the oven until the meat is cooked through and tender, about 2 hours. Remove the meat from the casserole to a cutting board, cover with aluminum foil, and set aside.
- 4. Strain the broth through a fine-mesh sieve and discard the vegetables and herb bag. Pour the broth back into the casserole and set it over high heat. Bring to a boil and add the arrowroot and the 1/4 cup wine. Cook to reduce and thicken the liquid, about 5 minutes. Carve the meat into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Serve immediately, spooning some of the broth over each portion.
Tips:
- To save time, purchase pre-sliced mushrooms.
- Use a large pot or Dutch oven to ensure there is enough space for the beef and pasta to cook evenly.
- Brown the beef in batches to prevent it from overcrowding and steaming.
- Add a splash of red wine or balsamic vinegar to the sauce for a richer flavor.
- Use a variety of mushrooms for a more complex flavor, such as cremini, shiitake, and oyster mushrooms.
- Garnish the finished dish with fresh herbs, such as parsley, thyme, or rosemary.
Conclusion:
Braised beef and pasta with Italian mushroom sauce is a hearty and flavorful dish that is perfect for a special occasion or a weeknight meal. The beef is braised until it is fall-apart tender, and the mushrooms add a rich and earthy flavor to the sauce. The pasta cooks in the same pot as the beef, making this a one-pot meal that is easy to clean up. This dish is sure to please everyone at the table, and it is a great way to use up leftover beef.
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