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Spaghetti wrapped in Ground Beef

Origin: USA
4.25 from 16 votes
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Course Main Course
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 10 ounces Spaghetti
  • 1 lb 90% Ground Beef
  • 1 tsp Fresh Thyme
  • 1 tsp Rosemary
  • 1 tsp Chili Powder
  • 1.5 tsp Oregano
  • 1.5 tsp Smoked Paprika
  • ½ tsp Kosher Salt
  • ½ tsp Fresh Ground Black Pepper
  • ½ cup Sliced Green Olives (optional)

Sauce & Final Preparation

  • 2 tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • ½ White Onion Chopped
  • 2 Garlic cloves chopped fine
  • ½ Green Bell pepper, chopped
  • ½ Red Bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 Carrot (medium or 2 smaller) sliced on the bias
  • 1 Fennel bulb, sliced into eighths
  • 2 cups Full Red Wine
  • 32 ounces Crushed Manzano tomatoes
  • ½ cup Parmesano Reggiano (at least 24 months old)
  • 1 cup Fresh Mozzarella, grated
  • Salt & Pepper (to taste)

Instructions
 

  • Add the spices to theground beef
  • If desired, add the optional sliced olives and mix thoroughly by hand.
  • Take ¼ pound of the meat mixture, take 2.5 ounces of non-cooked spaghetti, place in the middle of the meat, then wrap the meat around the spaghetti.  About ~1/3 of the length of the Spaghetti will be sticking out of the meat at both ends.
  • Fry the 4meat/spaghetti combinations in the EVOO. Fry until the meat is browned on all sides.  Place the 4 meat skewers into a roaster pan or glass baking dish.
  • Add the onion and garlic and fry until fragrant.
  • Add bell peppers and fry.  Then add the carrots and fry.
  • Pour in the red wine over all the vegetables and meet/pasta combination
  • Pour the manzano tomatoes into a bowl and crush any large parts of the tomatoes with your hands.
  • Add the Fennel,nestled into the other ingredients.  Pourthe sauce over the dish, covering all the meat/spaghetti and vegetables.
  • Add salt and pepper to taste if needed
  • Sprinkle the Parmesan Reggiano and Mozzarella over the top of the meat, vegetables and tomato sauce.
  • Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes.
  • Serve onemeat/spaghetti combination, with the sauce per person.
  • Serve.
Keyword Spagetti, ground beef recipes, american recipes, wrapped food recipes
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