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Register 4 Seats Remaining
We'll be making homemade tomato sauce with whole grain penne and meatballs. Register for your FREE recipe kit & cook along at home on 9/18!
Register, pick up ingredients at the Nixon Library, and cook along with Be Mighty on their Facebook and Instagram pages! (Search Be Mighty Little Rock)
Ingredients:
1 medium onion
5 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil or unsalted butter
1/4 tablespoon of salt
1 (28 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes, no salt added
Materials:
Can opener
Cutting board
Medium pot with lid
Measuring spoons
Mixing spoon
Knife
Instructions:
1. Slice onion in half and peel outer layers.
2. Heat oil or butter in a medium pot over medium heat.
3. Add tomatoes and salt. Bring to a boil.
4. Cover and reduce heat. Simmer for 45 mins.
Chef's notes:
Add ground turkey or lean ground beef to make meat sauce. Cook meat and drain fat.
Make a double batch of sauce. Freeze for later use.
Add diced zucchini, peppers, mushrooms, or other vegetables if you like.
Try adding 1-2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar and other spices for a different flavor.
Serve over whole grain pasta. Or, use in place of canned tomatoes in other recipes.
Today's hours
We're open 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Open since 2009, the Esther DeWitt Nixon Library is a 13,700 square-foot building located on historical Main Street in Jacksonville. Our resources include adult and juvenile fiction and nonfiction materials in print and on DVD, as well as the vast digital collection common to all CALS libraries and available to download or stream 24/7. Innovative new collections have added birdwatching kits, engravers, fishing poles, telescopes, and toy library. Library users may enjoy free use of public computers, wireless internet access, and three study rooms equipped with dry erase boards. A larger meeting room features a catering kitchen, projector and screen, AV system, wireless access, laptop connection and a dry erase board. An outdoor pavilion with seating can accommodate talks, concerts, or other gatherings. The Nixon Library hosts educational and recreational programs for library users of all ages. In addition, the Nixon Library is home to Jacksonville’s Centennial Time Capsule and is a geocache location.