The classic dish is made fresh every day in-house at Carrabba's, and the meat sauce is made with fresh ingredients like ground beef and pork, chopped onions, celery and finely chopped carrots.

Carrabba's makes every pasta dish by hand with the freshest ingredients. Pasta is cooked perfectly every time and signature sauces are made from scratch daily.

“It really depends on the dish,” he explains. “We use both fresh and dried pasta at Carrabba's. For a creamy dish like Fettuccini Alfredo, the silkiness of fresh pasta is a perfect pair. For dishes that are heartier like Bolognese, dried pasta is a great complement because it is more firm and can hold up better.”

Topped with our pomodoro sauce, meat sauce, or meatballs.

Season ground beef with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, add the beef and chopped onion and brown. Drain excess grease. Add tomato sauce, tomato paste, Italian seasoning, parsley, garlic powder, crushed red pepper, worcestershire, and sugar to the skillet.

The classic dish is made fresh every day in-house at Carrabba's, and the meat sauce is made with fresh ingredients like ground beef and pork, chopped onions, celery and finely chopped carrots.

Offering authentic Italian cuisine passed down from the founders' family recipes, Carrabba's uses only the best ingredients to prepare fresh and made-from-scratch Italian favorites.

Offering authentic Italian cuisine passed down from our founders' family recipes, Carrabba's uses only the best ingredients to prepare fresh and handmade dishes cooked to order in a lively exhibition kitchen.

Fresh pasta is made from a simple dough of eggs and flour, usually all-purpose flour or “00” high-gluten flour. The dough is kneaded like bread dough and then pressed through rollers until it's as thin as desired. Then it's cut into long noodles or formed and stuffed into tortellini and ravioli.

Among pasta, gnocchi, and rice dishes, which all qualify as first courses, pasta is by far the most common. There are two main kinds of pasta: fresh and dried. Even though fresh pasta is often depicted as the most traditional, it's not actually the most commonly consumed in Italy.

Imola Historians generally agree that the dish originated in Imola, a city that sits just west of Bologna, and is home to the earliest documented ragù sauce, dating from the end of the 18th century.

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This recipe is pretty classic in that it includes diced onions, peppers, garlic, and ground beef. Once the vegetables are softened and the meat is cooked, the pot is deglazed with red wine. From there, the base of the sauce is enhanced with tomato paste, seasonings, and some subtle flavor enhancers.

Bloomin' BrandsCarrabba's Italian Grill / Parent organization Carrabba's Italian Grill (or simply Carrabba's) is an American restaurant chain featuring Italian-American cuisine. It is owned and operated by Bloomin' Brands, and headquartered in Tampa, Florida.

Offering authentic Italian cuisine passed down from our founders' family recipes, Carrabba's uses only the best ingredients to prepare fresh and handmade dishes cooked to order in a lively exhibition kitchen.

LUNCH MENU At Carrabba's, we are dedicated to the craft of cooking great food. Everything we do in our open kitchen every day reflects this – from using the freshest ingredients to using time-honored Italian cooking methods such as grilling over a wood fire.