does anyone have an italian recipe that includes ground beef?

[gayan90]

I'm in the mood for italian. I want to make a dish that includes ground beef, but i don't want to make lasagna. Can anyone help?

[TX2step]

Do you mean like: spaghetti with meat sauce; spaghetti with meatballs; lasagna; stuffed manicotti; etc?.......

[Sugar PIe]

Olive Garden’s Bolognese Sauce

4 Tbsp Olive Oil
2 ea Onion, Carrot, Celery stick finely chopped
4 cloves Finely Chopped Garlic
1 lb. Ground Beef
12 oz Skinned Italian Sausage
2 cups Red Wine
36 oz Chopped Tomatoes Crushed (ground)
2 tsp Chopped Rosemary
2 tsp Chopped Sage
Salt (as needed)
Pepper (as needed)

Procedures
Heat oil in a large pan. Add celery, carrot, onion, garlic and cook gently about 5 minutes.

Add the meat, cook 10 minutes over medium heat, stirring occasionally.

Deglaze pan with wine, let reduce.

Add tomatoes and remaining ingredients, simmer slowly about 1 hour.

Toss and serve over fresh, hot pasta. Serves 8.

--Olive Garden website

[sparkles]

All-Purpose Meat Sauce

Meet the Cook: Experimenting with different herbs and spices led to this sauce...my husband does not like bland food! I now make it for him and our three children - 5, 3 and 22 months - at least once a week. Marc says it's even better the next day. -Sonja Fontaine, Winnipeg, Manitoba

SERVINGS: 8

CATEGORY: Main Dish

METHOD: Other stovetop

TIME: Prep: 10 min. Cook: 30 min.

Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
1 to 2 garlic cloves, minced
1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce
1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed tomato soup, undiluted
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1-1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Pinch each dried thyme, tarragon and ground cinnamon
Hot pepper sauce and cayenne pepper to taste
Directions:
In a large skillet or Dutch oven, cook the beef and garlic until beef is browned; drain. Stir in all remaining ingredients. Simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until sauce is as thick as desired, stirring occasionally. Serve over pasta or rice, or use for making lasagna, pizza, chili dogs, tacos or sloppy joes. Yield: 4 cups.

[jennifer]

Make spaghetti! You can put ground beef in the spaghetti sauce.

[FLmom3]

You can make spagetti and meatballs with a nice salad and some garlic bread!

[Brian P]

bolognaise sauce, stuffed cabbage, meatballs,

[cin2win]

4 teaspoons olive oil
1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
1 pound ground beef
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
14 (8-ounce package) manicotti
1 (15-ounce) container whole-milk ricotta
3 cups shredded mozzarella
1 cup grated Parmesan
2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 cups marinara sauce
2 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces

Heat a heavy medium skillet over medium heat. Add 1 teaspoon of the olive oil, onion and ground beef. Season with salt and pepper. Saute until the meat browns and the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, and cool.
Brush 1 teaspoon of oil over a large baking sheet. Cook the manicotti in a large pot of boiling salted water until slightly softened, but still very firm to the bite, about 4 to 6 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the manicotti from the pot to the oiled baking sheet and cool.

Meanwhile, combine the ricotta, 1 1/2 to 2 cups mozzarella cheese, 1/2 cup Parmesan, and parsley. Add the garlic, salt, and pepper to taste, and mix. Stir the cooled meat mixture into the cheese mixture.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Brush the remaining 2 teaspoons of oil over a 13 by 9 by 2-inch glass baking dish. Spoon 1 1/2 cups of the marinara sauce over the bottom of the prepared dish. Fill the manicotti with the cheese-meat mixture. Arrange the stuffed pasta in a single layer in the prepared dish and spoon the remaining sauce over.

Sprinkle the remaining 1 1/2 cups of mozzarella cheese, then the remaining 1/2 cup of Parmesan over the stuffed pasta. Dot entire dish with the butter pieces. Bake the manicotti uncovered until heated through and the sauce bubbles on the sides of the dish, about 30 to 35 minutes. Let the manicotti stand 5 minutes and serve.