Hearty Spaghetti with Pork

Who doesn’t love spaghetti? And when you cook it with all the Italian spices using our own ground pork and pork sausage you’ve got a classic Bolognese sauce they’ll love. Plan on four to eight ounces of uncooked pasta per person for a main course.

Servings: 6
Preparation Time: 20 Minutes
Cooking Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:

3 slices Smithfield bacon
3/4 pound Smithfield Lean Generation ground pork
3/4 pound Smithfield Lean Generation pork sausage
1 large onion
1 green pepper seeded and chopped
2 cloves garlic minced
1 c. dry red wine
3 14 1/2-ounce Italian-style tomatoes crushed
1 6-ounce can tomato paste
2 t. dried oregano crushed
1 t. brown sugar
1/2 t. brown sugar
1/2 t. dried thyme
2 bay leaves
12 ounces spaghetti cooked and drained

Steps:

In a large skillet cook bacon until crisp. Drain bacon reserving drippings in skillet. Crumble bacon and set aside. In reserved drippings cook pork sausage onion green pepper and garlic over medium-high heat until meat is browned and vegetables are tender stirring occasionally. Drain well. Add wine; bring to boiling. Boil for 10 minutes or until liquid is absorbed stirring occasionally. Stir in the bacon undrained tomatoes tomato paste oregano brown sugar basil thyme and bay leaves.

Cuisine:

Italian

Type of Dish:

Entree

Smithfield Product:

Portioned Pork

Serving Suggestions:

Serve over pasta with a tossed green salad and seasoned Italian bread.

Nutritional information:

Per 3oz. serving:
Calories: 536
Sodium: 1015 mg
Protein: 28 g
Cholesterol: 65 mg
Fat: 17 g

Recipe and photo courtesy of National Pork Board. For more information about Pork. The Other White Meat®, visit our website www.otherwhitemeat.com