Mucci's Bucatini
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Prep Time
10m
Cook Time
45m
Total Time
55m
This savory bucatini recipe features a rich sauce made from pancetta, ground sausage, onion, garlic, and tomatoes, with a hint of spice from red pepper flakes. Serve the sauce over bucatini pasta and top with pecorino cheese for a delicious Italian-inspired meal that serves 8.
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Ingredients
Servings:
4
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Sauce
Note This Makes 8 Servings Of Sauce. See Notes Below Recipe For More Details.
Serving
Steps
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In a large heavy pot like a Dutch oven, cook the pancetta over medium high heat until very, very browned. You want them to be well-done; browned, almost crispy, and concentrated with flavor. Remove pancetta and set aside; drain oil out of the pan.
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In the same pot, brown the Italian sausage until cooked through and crumbled. Remove sausage and set aside, saving a little bit of the oil in the pan.
3
In the same pot, add the onion and garlic. (Add a bit of olive oil if needed.) Sauté until soft and fragrant. Add tomato paste and sauté for another 2-3 minutes.
4
Add crushed tomatoes, salt, oregano, and red pepper flakes. Add sausage and pancetta back in to the pot. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
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Add the broth until desired consistency is reached. Add butter if you want.
6
Add pepperoncini. Simmer for 5 more minutes until the pepperoncini are very soft but not broken down.
7
Cook bucatini according to package directions; drain and return to pot. Pour sauce over cooked bucatini and keep over heat for a few minutes to help the sauce and noodles come together.
8
Top bucatini with pecorino cheese! MWAH. What a moment.
Notes
This amount of sauce is good for an entire package of bucatini (8 servings). However, I find that we rarely cook a full package of bucatini. I usually use about half of the sauce for half a package of bucatini (about 4 servings). The rest of the sauce will freeze well or keep in the fridge for several days.
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition facts are based on 1 serving. If servings is not specified, 6 is assumed for the total
recipe.
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Calories2,872kcal
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Fat160g
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Saturated Fat59g
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Carbohydrates143g
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Fiber8g
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Sugar42g
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Protein156g
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Cholesterol210mg
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Sodium4,516mg
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.