Spaghetti is a delicious dish that can be made with a few simple ingredients, perfect for a family dinner or a big party. This article will teach you how to prepare a quick Italian spaghetti, and will have you serving up fantastic plates of pasta in no time.
Ingredients
- 1lb of Ground beef or Italian sweet or hot sausage cut up in 3/4" pieces
- Two large cans of crushed tomatoes.
- 4 cloves fresh garlic, diced.
- 1 medium onion, diced.
- 1 tbs dried parsley flakes
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp ground black pepper (adjust to taste)
- Olive Oil.
- 1 lb dried spaghetti
- Optional flaked Parmesan cheese
- Optional 1 diced bell pepper
- Optional 4 ounces diced mushrooms (or an 8 ounce can)
Steps
1-Put on a pot of water to boil with 8-12 cups of water. While it is heating, cook your sauce
2-In a separate pot heat up 2 table spoons of Olive Oil on medium heat.
3-Sauté your sausage or ground beef until browned (drain and return to pot), then add bell peppers and mushrooms and cook until lightly browned.
4-Add onions into the pot, continue sautéing until edges are browned. Then add fresh diced garlic and cook another minute (overcooked garlic is bitter and loses its flavor).
5-Add the tomato sauce and spices, stir and let it simmer for 15 to 20 min.
6-Once the water in the first pot boils, add 1tbs. olive oil, spaghetti noodles and a 1 tsp of salt.
7-Stir gently and constantly until the water boils again to keep it from sticking together.
8-Let the spaghetti boil for 10-12 min (once spaghetti is done, rinse and drain).
9-Mix with sauce and serve immediately.
Tips
- Consider including a garden or Caesar salad and warm garlic bread slices.
- Freshly grated parmesan cheese is the perfect complement to spaghetti.
- If you substitute ground turkey or chicken meat, stirring in 1tsp Worcestershire sauce into the meat before frying it improves the flavor.
From wikihow
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