Franks And Pasta Food

FRANK'S ITALIAN SAUCE (SPAGHETTI SAUCE)

Steps:

• For the meatballs: Combine all ingredients except the olive oil in a large bowl. Mix well. Form about 16 meatballs and place on a platter. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet and fry meatballs over medium heat until browned. Repeat until all meatballs are browned. Place meatballs on new clean platter. Do not discard the oil.
• For the Gravy: In the skillet, heat the reserved oil, add the onion and garlic and saute for approximately 2 minutes. Add the tomato paste and cook on medium heat for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Fill the empty tomato paste can full of water, add to the skillet, and cook for 1 minute, stirring. Remove from heat and set aside.
• In an 8-quart saucepan, add the ground tomatoes and cook on medium heat for 5 minutes. Fill the empty ground tomato can 3/4 full of water and add to the saucepan, along with the tomato paste mixture from the skillet and the reserved browned meatballs. Mix thoroughly but carefully with a wooden spoon so as to not break the meatballs. Add the salt, ground pepper, and parsley and cook on medium heat for 15 minutes, then cover and cook on low heat for 2 1/2 hours, stirring every 15 minutes to prevent sticking and burning on bottom of pan. Serve over al dente pasta and sprinkle with some grated Pecorino Romano cheese, along with crusty Italian bread and a good bottle of red wine.

SKILLET FRANKS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute green pepper and onion in butter until tender. Add the hot dogs, tomatoes, tomato juice, salt, marjoram, garlic, basil and pepper. Bring to a boil; add the noodles. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes or until noodles are tender.

FRANKS AND PASTA

Steps:

• boil and heat

FRANK'S FAMOUS SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, saute onions, green bell pepper and garlic in olive oil until onions are translucent and the peppers are tender. Add the mushrooms, ground turkey, basil, oregano and ground black pepper; fry stirring frequently until the turkey is done.
• Add the can of stewed tomatoes with liquid and reduce heat; simmering until the tomatoes are soft and begin to fall apart. Add the tomato sauce and stir; add tomato paste to thicken. Simmer on very low heat for about 15 minutes. Serve over you favorite pasta.

FAST AND EASY - FRANKS AND BEANS PASTA

Steps:

• Put pasta into boiling water to cook for the time suggested on the packet.
• Meanwhile fry off the onions and mushrooms in a pan until the onions just start to turn brown.
• Add chopped hot dogs to the pan and cook, stirring frequently, until the hot dog bits are heated through.
• Add the beans and heat through.
• Stir in the can of soup and the spices and stir until the soup is heated through.
• Drain the cooked pasta and add to the pan. Toss until the sauce mixture has fully coated the pasta.
• Put into bowls and sprinkle with cheese.

CREAMY PASTA WITH FRANKFURTERS

Steps:

• Heat a pot of water on a medium to high heat - Once at the simmer add the salt and oil - bring to the boil and add the pasta - Stir frequently to prevent sticking
• While the pasta cooks prepare your ingredients for the sauce - everything goes in pretty quick so pre prepared is best.
• Heat the oil in a non stick pan over a medium heat.
• Add the Garlic and Onion and cook for 1 minute
• Add the Frankfurter and Chirizo and fry until the Chirizo starts to release an orange coloured oil
• Add the chilli, basil (if using) and the black pepper. Add half the cream and half the parmesan - reduce to thicken
• Once it has thickened repeat with the remaining cream and cheese and reduce again
• Drain the pasta once cooked and add the sauce mixture - stir until all the pasta is coated and serve with a pinch of pepper and parmesan over the top

PASTA WITH BROCCOLI & FRANKS

Steps:

• Cook pasta in large saucepan as directed on package, omitting salt and adding broccoli to boiling water for the last 4 min.; drain.
• Heat oil in large skillet on medium heat. Stir in garlic and crushed pepper; cook 2 min. Add pasta mixture and franks; stir. Cook 3 min. or until heated through, stirring frequently.
• Top with cheese.