{"id":12450,"date":"2013-07-09T22:52:43","date_gmt":"2013-07-10T05:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=12450"},"modified":"2013-12-12T22:53:44","modified_gmt":"2013-12-13T05:53:44","slug":"penne-rigate-with-sweet-and-spicy-picadillo-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=12450","title":{"rendered":"Penne Rigate with Sweet-and-Spicy Picadillo Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>1 package (16-ounce) penne rigate, bow-tie pasta, or radiatore pasta, preferably whole wheat<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>2 tsp. olive oil<\/p>\n<p>1 small onion, finely chopped<\/p>\n<p>2 clove garlic, crushed with press<\/p>\n<p>1\/4 tsp. ground cinnamon<\/p>\n<p>1\/8 tsp. (or more, to taste) ground red pepper (cayenne)<\/p>\n<p>3\/4 pound lean (90%) ground beef<\/p>\n<p>Salt<\/p>\n<p>1 can (14 1\/2-ounce) whole tomatoes in puree, (if unavailable, use whole tomatoes in juice), preferably reduced -sodium<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 C. dark seedless raisins<\/p>\n<p>1\/4 C. salad olives, drained, or chopped pimiento-stuffed olives<\/p>\n<p>Chopped fresh parsley for garnish<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Heat large saucepot of salted water to boiling over high heat. Add pasta and cook as label directs. Meanwhile, in nonstick 12-inch skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat until hot. Add onion and cook, stirring frequently, until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, cinnamon, and ground red pepper; cook 30 seconds. Increase heat to medium-high; add ground beef and 1\/2 tsp. salt and cook, stirring frequently, until beef begins to brown, about 5 minutes. Spoon off any excess fat as necessary. Stir in tomatoes with their puree, raisins, and olives, breaking up tomatoes with side of spoon, and cook until sauce thickens slightly, about 5 minutes longer. When pasta has cooked to desired doneness, remove 1 C. pasta cooking water; set aside. Drain pasta and return to saucepot. Add ground-beef mixture and reserved pasta cooking water; toss well to coat pasta. Season with salt to taste. Garnish with parsley to serve.\u00c2\u00a0 Note: 175 mg sodium count is if you are using reduced-sodium tomatoes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Yield:<\/p>\n<p>Calories:<\/p>\n<p>Fat:<\/p>\n<p>Fiber:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1 package (16-ounce) penne rigate, bow-tie pasta, or radiatore pasta, preferably whole wheat 2 tsp. olive oil 1 small onion, finely chopped 2 clove garlic, crushed with press 1\/4 tsp. ground cinnamon 1\/8 tsp. (or more, to taste) ground red pepper (cayenne) 3\/4 pound lean (90%) ground beef Salt 1 can (14 1\/2-ounce) whole tomatoes in puree, (if unavailable, use whole tomatoes in juice), preferably reduced -sodium 1\/2 C. dark seedless raisins 1\/4 C. salad olives, drained, or chopped pimiento-stuffed&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=12450\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beef"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12450"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12450\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12451,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12450\/revisions\/12451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}