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meat lovers pasta

fizzy13 avatar
Recipe by
Shannon Hatfield
@fizzy13

this is a great recipes for the those who like meat on pasta. The feta cheese tops it off as a mouth watering explosion of flavor. I have a little bit of hamburger, smoked sausage & cooked bacon in the frig. Well date night for two ? perfect! I rolled up the sleeves and made a great dish I thought I would share.

yield 2 -4
prep time 20 Min
cook time 25 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For meat lovers pasta

  • 1 lb
    enough hamburger to make 10 meatballs
  • 1/2 pkg
    smoked sausage sliced diagonal
  • 5-6 slice
    crispy bacon
  • 1 can
    tomatoes, canned italian-style and diced
  • 1 can
    tomato sauce
  • 1 Tbsp
    brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 2 Tbsp
    bbq sauce
  • 1/4
    red onion diced
  • 6 clove
    garlic
  • 1 tsp
    seasoning salt
  • 4 Tbsp
    vegetable oil
  • feta cheese
  • rigatoni pasta, cooked

How To Make meat lovers pasta

  • 1
    Boil pan of water & teaspoon of oil for noodles. Make 10 meatballs. Place oil into the frying pan & turn onto low/med heat. Put meatballs in & cover. There should be enough oil in the pan to make it where the meatballs can roll around. 8-10 mins. don't forget to roll the meatballs around while prepping other ingredients.
  • 2
    While the meatballs are cooking time to cut half the smoked sausage diagonal. Dice 1/4 of red onion. Smash & peel 6 garlic cloves then slice diagonally.
  • 3
    5 mins before the meatballs are fully done add sausage. Cooking 5 mins then add onions and garlic. Add BBQ sauce, seasoning salt & drained tomatoes. Cook for 5 mins and then add tomato sauce & cover. Let simmer while draining noodles from water. Teaspoon of oil and toss then cover till ready for serving.
  • 4
    Once all sauce is heated & thickened turn off pan. Placing noodles first then pour meat & sauce over top. Add feta cheese crumbles & bacon. Then enjoy!
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