Paccheri With Pork Recipe

Ingredients

1 pound Ground pork

1 pound Paccheri or other short tube pasta

3 tablespoons Whole milk ricotta

1 batch Marinara (1/2 jar of Rao’s tomato basil and 1 pint of sauce from Mama Mia’s)

1 teaspoon Fennel seed (lightly crushed)

1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

1/4 teaspoon Crushed red pepper flakes

3 cloves Garlic chopped

1/2 cup Onion chopped

1 tablespoon Olive oil

2 tablespoons Basil chiffonade

1 batch S&P to taste

heat oil in pan

add onion and saute untill soft/transluscent

add garlic and saute for 1 minute (until fragrant)

add pork and break up with a spoon/fork

season with s&p, Italian seasoning, fennel seeds, crushed red

cook pork until no longer pink (8-10 mins)

add the marinara and heat through

meanwhile cook the pasta until al dente and add to the sauce to finish for another 1-2 mins

stir in the ricotta and basil