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Farfalle Pasta with Hearty Meat Sauce

Farfalle Pasta with Hearty Meat Sauce How do you make a thick, creamy, hearty, Italian meat sauce? Today, I will be using heavy cream as an ingredient in my sauce. That's right, adding dairy to your tomato base sauce adds a creamier texture and an enhanced richness of flavor, and it also creates a thicker, desirable quality meat sauce. The Italian sauce I am preparing today will have Italian spices, but it will also be southernized slightly because the sauce will include two pounds of lean ground beef and one pound of Italian sausage. The end result is thick, creamy, and hearty. Creamy yet hearty Italian meat sauce Ingredients:  2 pounds of lean ground beef 1 pound of Italian sausage 1 teaspoon of seasoning salt 1 cup of heavy cream, milk can also be used 48-ounces of tomato sauce, or canned pasta sauce 2 teaspoons of Italian seasoning 1 large onion, diced 4-6 cloves of garlic, minced ½ teaspoon of oregano ½ teaspoon of basil ½ teaspoon of celery flakes 1 tablespoon of olive oil, o...

Chicken queso and pasta shells

Chicken queso and pasta shells I recently shared my recipe for Queso Blanco Dip on Newsbreak. Today I will be making a stovetop casserole using the dip as one of the ingredients, along with chunks of chicken and small pasta shells. Leftover chicken works really well with this recipe, and you can use both white and dark chicken meat. Ingredients:  2 cups of chicken, boneless, cooked and chopped (I am using leftovers from yesterday's meal). 1 pound of small pasta shells, cooked and drained 1 tablespoon of onion powder 1-1/2 cups of Queso Blanco Dip 2 cups of cream of chicken soup 1/2 cup of heavy cream 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese (white or yellow) 1 to 2 cups of cream-style corn or whole kernel corn (the amount depends on your preference). 1 tablespoon of freshly ground black pepper 1 teaspoon of seasoning salt for the pasta pot 4 quarts of water to cook the pasta shells in Instructions: First, if you don't have any leftover chicken, go ahead and prepare it. You can bake, b...