The was a crowd pleaser. I couldn’t get my hands on guanciale so I subbed pancetta. I was able to find the tomato passata on Amazon. The only thing I might change is perhaps seasoning the sausage a bit if doing the rolled sausage balls step, so that they’re seasoned from within. I used all 12 oz of Rigatoni too, may do a bit less next time for a saucier dish per wife’s preference, but overall it’s delicious and easy to make. I love Sasha’s pastas.
martreddit
I find it is satisfying, like a pricey Hamburger helper though, so I think why americans really like it…
Im_The_Real_Panda
I usually don’t comment over this way, but seein how strongly downvoted your comment is made me want to add my thoughts, being a chef.
Your comment is accurate, since Hamburger Helper was made to simply cooking pasta dishes with ground beef, pork, etc back in the 70s. You can use varying grades of ingredients but the outcome is a pasta dish.
I’m not knocking the recipe or the tasty looking dish, but the hate for this comment is undeserved.
Fisk75
Damn, guess I gotta go buy some cured pork jowl now.
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The was a crowd pleaser. I couldn’t get my hands on guanciale so I subbed pancetta. I was able to find the tomato passata on Amazon. The only thing I might change is perhaps seasoning the sausage a bit if doing the rolled sausage balls step, so that they’re seasoned from within. I used all 12 oz of Rigatoni too, may do a bit less next time for a saucier dish per wife’s preference, but overall it’s delicious and easy to make. I love Sasha’s pastas.
I find it is satisfying, like a pricey Hamburger helper though, so I think why americans really like it…
I usually don’t comment over this way, but seein how strongly downvoted your comment is made me want to add my thoughts, being a chef.
Your comment is accurate, since Hamburger Helper was made to simply cooking pasta dishes with ground beef, pork, etc back in the 70s. You can use varying grades of ingredients but the outcome is a pasta dish.
I’m not knocking the recipe or the tasty looking dish, but the hate for this comment is undeserved.
Damn, guess I gotta go buy some cured pork jowl now.
Yum!