Boys and Girls Club Baked Bolognese
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- Number of Servings: 60
Ingredients
¼ cup unsalted butter3 large onions, finely chopped 2 carrots, finely chopped2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tbsp olive oil4 lbs lean ground beef ¼ tsp nutmeg ½ tsp cinnamon ½ tbsp black pepper 1 ½ tbsp Italian seasoning84 oz (3 28-oz cans) thick tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes1 (6-oz) can tomato paste2 cups beef broth2 ½ cups heavy cream2 lbs frozen (thawed) mixed vegetables, pureed5 lbs fusilli pasta, cooked just shy of “al dente” and drained2 lbs pressed “dry” cottage cheese (or ricotta)
Melt butter in a large stockpot over medium-high heat.
Add onions and sauté until golden, then add carrots and garlic.
Cook until carrots begin to soften, about 8-10 minutes.
Add olive oil and ground beef to the pot, sprinkle with nutmeg, cinnamon, pepper and Italian seasoning.
Cook, stirring to break up the meat, until the beef is well browned – about 6-7 minutes.
Stir in tomato sauce, tomato paste, beef broth, heavy cream and pureed vegetables.
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to very low and cook, stirring occasionally, 2 - 2 ½ hours.
Preheat oven to 350F, grease 2 large, deep roasting pans.
Spread a thin layer of meat sauce in the bottom of each pan, followed by a layer of noodles (about 1/3 of the pot in each pan.
Sprinkle a layer of cottage cheese overtop the noodles.
Add the remaining pasta to the sauce in the pot, stirring well to coat.
Divide the mixed sauce/pasta between the two pans, covering the cheese layer completely.
Place into the oven and bake 1 ½ hours.
If desired, sprinkle top of pasta with breadcrumbs and broil 5 minutes further.
Number of Servings: 60
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
Add onions and sauté until golden, then add carrots and garlic.
Cook until carrots begin to soften, about 8-10 minutes.
Add olive oil and ground beef to the pot, sprinkle with nutmeg, cinnamon, pepper and Italian seasoning.
Cook, stirring to break up the meat, until the beef is well browned – about 6-7 minutes.
Stir in tomato sauce, tomato paste, beef broth, heavy cream and pureed vegetables.
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to very low and cook, stirring occasionally, 2 - 2 ½ hours.
Preheat oven to 350F, grease 2 large, deep roasting pans.
Spread a thin layer of meat sauce in the bottom of each pan, followed by a layer of noodles (about 1/3 of the pot in each pan.
Sprinkle a layer of cottage cheese overtop the noodles.
Add the remaining pasta to the sauce in the pot, stirring well to coat.
Divide the mixed sauce/pasta between the two pans, covering the cheese layer completely.
Place into the oven and bake 1 ½ hours.
If desired, sprinkle top of pasta with breadcrumbs and broil 5 minutes further.
Number of Servings: 60
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 300.2
- Total Fat: 11.8 g
- Cholesterol: 39.7 mg
- Sodium: 309.6 mg
- Total Carbs: 35.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.9 g
- Protein: 14.7 g
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