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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> South American >> Argentine

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Place carrots, celery, onion and garlic in a food processor; pulse until finely chopped. | 2. In a large bowl, mix vegetables, ground beef, diced tomatoes, beef broth, tomato paste, sugar and beans. Add half of each: Italian seasoning, salt and red pepper flakes. Stir until combined. | 3. Place mixture in a 6 quart slow cooker and cook 5 1/2 hours on high or 8 1/2 hours on low. | 4. Stir in remaining Italian seasoning, salt and red pepper flakes. Cook for an additional 30 minutes. | 5. For 8 servings, toss half the meat sauce with rigatoni; serve with grated cheese, if desired. Reserve other half of the sauce for future meals. May be frozen, tightly covered, for up to 2 months. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
carrot	2		peeled chopped	59.04	13.7952	1.3392	0.3456
celery rib	2		chopped	403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
onion	1		chopped	60.0	14.01	1.65	0.15
garlic clove	4		peeled	403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
beef	2	lbs	ground	1796.2279	0.0	176.1755	115.4848
tomato	2	cans	diced	80.4198	17.3796	3.9316	0.8936
beef broth	2	cups		33.6	0.192	5.472	1.056
tomato paste	3	tablespoons		39.36	9.0768	2.0736	0.2256
sugar	2	teaspoons		36.708	9.1816	0.0	0.0
cannellini bean	1	can	drained rinsed	403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
italian seasoning	1 1/2	1/2		403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
salt	1 1/2	1/2		-	-	-	-
red pepper flake	1	teaspoon		403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
rigatoni pasta	1		cooked	403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
parmesan cheese			grated	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.