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Homemade Beef Soup with Mini Meatballs
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Like Grandma used to make - -
Servings
8
Servings
8
Homemade Beef Soup with Mini Meatballs
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Like Grandma used to make - -
Servings
8
Servings
8
Ingredients
  • 2 pounds bone-in chuck roast
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 6 quarts cold water
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 3 celery stalks, chopped
  • 2 carrots, chopped
  • 1 cup crushed tomatoes
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 8 parsley springs, chopped
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 3 cups DiRusso's® Mini Meatballs
  • 1 cup Rosemarino or pastina macaroni, uncooked
  • 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Servings:
Instructions
  1. In a soup pot, add oil and brown the chuck roast on both sides, seasoning with salt and pepper.
  2. Add the water. Cover the pot and bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Cook for about an 1-1/2 hours, skimming off foam and grease. Remove the meat and cut into bite size pieces.
  3. Add the onions, celery, carrots, tomatoes, garlic, parsley to the pot and simmer for 15 minutes.
  4. Cook the macaroni according to the package directions. Add the macaroni, mini meatballs and beef to the pot and simmer for 10 minutes.
  5. Add salt and pepper to taste. Just before serving, sprinkle cheese on top.
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Mama's Pasta Meat Sauce
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A family recipe - -
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8
Servings
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Mama's Pasta Meat Sauce
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A family recipe - -
Servings
8
Servings
8
Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 pounds DiRusso's® Italian Sausage Links
  • 1 1/2 pounds DiRusso's® 1oz. Meatballs
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/4 cup onion, minced
  • 1 (28 oz) can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 (28 oz) can tomato sauce
  • 1 (6 oz) can tomato paste
  • 1 teaspoon celery salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 2 dried bay leaves
  • 6 sprigs fresh parsley, chopped
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 3 cups water
  • 1/4 cup grated Romano cheese
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Instructions
  1. Cut sausage links in halves.
  2. In a large sauce pan, heat oil. Add sausage links and brown on all sides. Remove sausage and reserve.
  3. Add garlic and onion to sauce pan and sauté.
  4. Add crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, water and seasonings. Stir well and bring to a boil.
  5. Simmer for 30 minutes. Add sausage and meatballs. Cook over low heat for approximately 1 hour.
Recipe Notes
  • Makes enough sauce for 1½ pounds of spaghetti.
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Pasta and Bean Soup with Sausage
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A traditional Italian soup (pasta e fagioli) that was a peasant recipe - -
Servings
8
Servings
8
Pasta and Bean Soup with Sausage
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A traditional Italian soup (pasta e fagioli) that was a peasant recipe - -
Servings
8
Servings
8
Ingredients
  • 1 pound Ditalini or Elbow macaroni
  • 1 pounds DiRusso's® Italian Sausage Links
  • 2 cans (15 ounce) Great Northern Beans
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1/2 cup celery, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 can (28 ounce) tomato sauce
  • 1 can (28 ounce) crushed tomatoes
  • 6 cups water
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • Parmesan or Romano cheese, grated
Servings:
Instructions
  1. Remove casings from sausage. In a large sauce pot, cook the sausage over medium heat, crumbling with a wooden spoon. Cook the sausage until browned and cooked through. Remove sausage and reserve.
  2. Heat the 2 tablespoons of oil in the sauce pot and sauté onions, celery and garlic. Add tomatoes, water, basil, parsley, salt and pepper. Bring to boil, partially cover pan, and simmer for 45 minutes.
  3. Add beans and sausage and simmer for 15 minutes.
  4. Cook macaroni according to package directions. Add drained macaroni to sauce pot and stir.
  5. Serve immediately in soup plates and a generous sprinkling of cheese.
Recipe Notes
  • Substitute 4 cups cooked dried beans for 2 cans beans.
  • Crushed red pepper flakes can be sprinkled on each serving.
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