Snowman Cheese BallTransform your dinners with this easy Rigatoni Bolognese, a flavor-packed Italian classic made with ground beef, pork and sausage. This rich meat sauce is perfect for both weeknight dinners and special occasions. It’s even better served over my favorite pasta–rigatoni!

1.Add olive oil to a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion, carrot and garlic and saute for 3-5 minutes, or until onion is translucent and carrot has started to soften.

2. Add ground beef, ground pork and sausage meat. Cook and crumble for 7 minutes, until browned. Season with 1 teaspoon salt.

3.Add the tomato paste and red wine, cook for 2 minutes, allowing the alcohol to cook off from the wine and the tomato paste to coat the meat.

4.Add bell pepper, whole tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, Italian seasoning and remaining salt. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring frequently, to avoid the bottom of the pan burning.

5.After 30 minutes, you’ll have a deep red sauce!

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5.Stir into your favorite pasta (I love rigatoni for bolognese) and serve with Parmesan and fresh basil.

Make sure that you’re tasting the sauce as you go. You may need to adjust for the seasonings at the end, either by adding a little more salt or a pinch of sugar to balance out the tomatoes.

This is one of my favorite recipes to make and freeze! It will last in your freezer up to 3 months. I freeze in a resealable freezer bag, so it can lay flat in the freezer and not take up too much space.