THIS IS A GREAT TAILGATING RECIPE AT ANY OFFROAD RACE EVENT!
1 pound Bulk Italian sausage
½ pound Ground beef
2 cups Chopped onion
3 stalks Celery, sliced fine
½ tsp Crushed garlic
(1) 28 oz can Crushed tomatoes
(1) 14.5 oz can Diced carrots w/ juice
(1) 15 oz can Great northern beans, drained
(1) 15 oz can Red kidney beans, drained
(1) 14.5 oz can Petite diced tomatoes
8 oz V-8 juice
8 oz Tomato sauce
½ cup Red wine
1 cup Water
1 tsp Ground oregano
1 tsp Ground basil
½ tsp Ground thyme
½ tsp Paprika
½ tsp Salt
1 TB Balsamic vinegar
2 cups Dry ditalini pasta
Pepper to taste
Boil pasta in a large dutch oven. Drain and set aside.
In large dutch oven, cook sausage and beef. Remove meat from pan and retain drippings (need approx 2 tablespoons)
Add onion and celery. Saute for about 12 minutes.
Add garlic and sauté 2 minutes, being careful not to burn.
Add meat back to pot.
Add rest of ingredients, except pasta.
Simmer for at least an hour.
Add pasta, simmer for at least another 15-20 minutes.
ITALIAN PANINI
½ cup Butter, softened
¼ cup Grated parmesan
8 slices San Francisco Sour Dough Bread
8 slices Cotto salami
8 slices Beef bologna or olive loaf
8 slices Mortadella
8 slices Provolone or swiss cheese
16 slices Genoa salami
4 TBS Creamy Caesar dressing
4 TBS Italian dressing
Mix butter with parmesan cheese. Set aside.
Spread 4 slices of bread with 1 TBS each of Caesar dressing.
Top each slice of bread with 2 slices each of cotto salami, bologna, mortadella, and cheese.
Top cheese with 4 slices of genoa salami.
Spread 1 TBS Italian dressing on each of the remaining 4 slices of bread.
Top each meat covered bread slice with remaining bread.
Spread outside top slice of each sandwich with 1 TBS of butter mixture. Flip sandwiches over and spread bottom sides with butter as well.
Heat skillet, griddle or panini grill.
Cook sandwiches on one side until nicely browned.
Flip sandwiches and brown other side.
Let sit for a minute for cheese to set, slice sandwiches in half.
Serve sandwiches with a bowl of Pasta Fagioli.
Top soup with grated parmesan cheese, if desired.
Lana Wiley/Phoenix,AZ
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