Italian Homemade pasta

Ingredients

Pasta

• 2 cups wheat flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 eggs
• water as needed

Sauce

• 1lb lean ground beef
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 celery stalk, diced
• 1 sweet green pepper, diced
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 3/4 tsp dried basil
• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• 1 can (28 oz) diced tomatoes
• Fresh Basil for garnish

Directions

1. Comine pasta ingredients. kneed into a smooth dough. cut into quarters, run through pasta machine or roll very thin and cut by hand. Once noodles are desired shape. place in a large pot of boiling water. Cook noodles 8 minutes stiring often.
2. In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat; brown ground beef, onion, celery, green pepper, salt, and basil. stirring occasionally, until softened, about 8 minutes
3. Add tomato paste and tomatoes; bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until thick enough to mound on spoon, about 30 minutes
4. Serve garnished with fresh basil.