What's for Dinner, February 24, 2010

Do you miss the '80's? Come to our old fashioned Step Extravaganza on Friday night at 5:30, with a fun '80s theme.

Block 1 (repeat from last week)

2 repeater side leg (6)
Curtsy (4)
2 repeater side leg (6)
Up and lunge 6, exit

Block 2:

V-Step (1-4)
Mambo cha cha (5-8)
Tap out wide x 2 (9-16)
2 peter walk back x 2 (17-32)

Intermission is this combo:
From a straddle position, Jump up (2)
step down (2)
squat down place hands on step (2)
thrust legs out to push up position (2)
lower chest to step (2)
push up (2)
hop legs back in (2)
stand up (2)

What's for Dinner?

Tomato Sauce with Ground Beef

POINTS® Value: 2
Servings: 18
Preparation Time: 15 min
Cooking Time: 150 min
Level of Difficulty: Easy

This red sauce is extremely versatile. It’s fabulous over pasta but also great with polenta, baked potatoes or eggs.


Ingredients

1 spray(s) cooking spray
2 tsp olive oil
2 large onion(s), thinly sliced
4 medium garlic clove(s), minced, or to taste
70 oz canned tomatoes, plum variety with basil, partially mashed into big chunks
6 oz canned tomato paste
5 leaves basil, or to taste, plus extra for garnish
1 tsp table salt, or to taste
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes, or to taste
1/4 tsp sugar
1 pound(s) raw lean ground beef

Instructions
Coat a large heavy pot with cooking spray and warm over medium heat; add oil. When oil is hot, add onions; cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, about 10 to 12 minutes. Add garlic; cook, stirring a few times, about 1 minute. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, basil, salt, red pepper flakes and sugar; stir and bring to a boil, scraping down sides and bottom of pot.


Reduce heat to low, partially cover pot and cook for one hour, scraping bottom and sides of pot halfway through cooking.


Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, brown beef over medium-high heat, breaking up clumps with a spatula or wooden spoon as it cooks, about 7 to 10 minutes; set aside.


After sauce cooks for 1 hour, stir beef into pot, lifting it out of skillet with a slotted spoon so any excess fat stays in skillet. Cook sauce for 1 hour more, scraping down sides and bottom of pot occasionally. Yields about 1/2 cup per serving.
Notes
Feel free to swap lean ground turkey or chicken, or chicken or turkey sausage (in casings) for the ground beef.