Pasta with Meat Sauce

Name: Pasta with Meat Sauce
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 1 pound, 85 percent lean ground beef; 2 tablespoons, water; 1 teaspoon plus ½ teaspoon, table salt, measured separately, plus table salt for cooking pasta; ½ teaspoon, baking soda; 4 ounces, white mushrooms; 1 , onion, peeled and chopped; 1 tablespoon, extra-virgin olive oil; 3 , garlic cloves, peeled and minced; 1 tablespoon, tomato paste; 1 teaspoon, dried oregano; 1 , (28-ounce) can tomato puree, opened; 1 , (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes, opened; 1 pound, pasta; ¼ cup grated, Parmesan cheese (½ ounce), plus extra for serving

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Pasta

SERVES4 to 6

TIME1¼ hours

WHAT KIDS ARE SAYING"It was easy enough to make and tasty enough that I would definitely make it again for my family!" —Amelia, recipe tester, age 10

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

A vegetarian ingredient gives this meat sauce an extra boost of savory, meaty taste: mushrooms! (We use the food processor to make quick work of finely chopping them—the tiny pieces disappear into the sauce.) Both ground beef and mushrooms ...

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