Pork and Fennel Ragu

Submitted by dicentra

"Cooking Light."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• cooking spray
• 1 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 cup finely chopped fennel
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon fennel seed
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• 8 ounces ground lean pork
• 2 cups chopped tomatoes
• 1⁄2 cup fat-free low-sodium chicken broth
• 4 cups hot cooked rigatoni pasta (about 1/2 lb uncooked pasta)

directions

1. Heat a large skillet coated with cooking spray over medium high heat. Add onion, fennel and garlic, cook for 5 minutes.
2. Add fennel seeds and next 7 ingredients (through to pork), stirring to combine, saute 3 minutes.
3. Add tomato and broth, bring to a boil.
4. Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve over hot pasta.

Reviews

[fluffernutter]

I used this combination of ingredients, plus an extra cup of broth, on a small pork roast in the pressure cooker. Shredded the meat and tossed with pasta and the cooking sauce. It was sensational.

 

[Lille]

Nice fennel flavour, but I cut back on the pepper for kids. Served with bucatini.