My Good Spaghetti Food

THE BEST SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE RECIPE

Steps:

• Put a large saucepan on a medium heat and add 1 tbsp olive oil.
• Add 4 finely chopped bacon rashers and fry for 10 mins until golden and crisp.
• Reduce the heat and add the 2 onions, 2 carrots, 2 celery sticks, 2 garlic cloves and the leaves from 2-3 sprigs rosemary, all finely chopped, then fry for 10 mins. Stir the veg often until it softens.
• Increase the heat to medium-high, add 500g beef mince and cook stirring for 3-4 mins until the meat is browned all over.
• Add 2 tins plum tomatoes, the finely chopped leaves from ¾ small pack basil, 1 tsp dried oregano, 2 bay leaves, 2 tbsp tomato purée, 1 beef stock cube, 1 deseeded and finely chopped red chilli (if using), 125ml red wine and 6 halved cherry tomatoes. Stir with a wooden spoon, breaking up the plum tomatoes.
• Bring to the boil, reduce to a gentle simmer and cover with a lid. Cook for 1 hr 15 mins stirring occasionally, until you have a rich, thick sauce.
• Add the 75g grated parmesan, check the seasoning and stir.
• When the bolognese is nearly finished, cook 400g spaghetti following the pack instructions.
• Drain the spaghetti and either stir into the bolognese sauce, or serve the sauce on top. Serve with more grated parmesan, the remaining basil leaves and crusty bread, if you like.

BEST EVER SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• Brown the sausage with the onion and drain.
• Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer, partly covered, for 2 hours.
• Simmering can be done in a crockpot, if desired.
• This makes alot of sauce and can be frozen beautifully.

JO MAMA'S WORLD FAMOUS SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• In large, heavy stockpot, brown Italian sausage, breaking up as you stir.
• Add onions and continue to cook, stirring occasionally until onions are softened.
• Add garlic, tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce and water.
• Add basil, parsley, brown sugar, salt, crushed red pepper, and black pepper.
• Stir well and barely bring to a boil.
• Stir in red wine.
• Simmer on low, stirring frequently for at least an hour. A longer simmer makes for a better sauce, just be careful not to let it burn!
• Cook spaghetti according to package directions.
• Spoon sauce over drained spaghetti noodles and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium-high heat, brown the ground beef until totally browned. Remove the meat from the pot with a slotted spoon and put into a bowl. Set aside.
• Discard any grease in the pot, but do not clean the pot. Drizzle in the olive oil. When it is heated, throw in the diced onions. Stir it around for 1 1/2 minutes, and then add the garlic. Stir and cook for an additional minute.
• Add the crushed tomatoes, tomato paste and marinara sauce. Stir to combine, and then add the sugar, salt, oregano, thyme, crushed red pepper (if using) and bay leaves. Stir, then add the cooked ground beef and stir to combine. Place the lid on the pot and allow to simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Add a little water or some low-sodium broth if it needs more liquid.
• After an hour, add the minced parsley, basil and the Parmesan rind if using (or grated Parmesan if you prefer--or both!). Stir to combine, and then put the lid back on and allow it to simmer for another 30 minutes or so. Discard the bay leaves before serving.
• Serve a big bowl of oiled noodles and the spaghetti sauce so guests can serve themselves. Top each serving with minced parsley and grated Parmesan (or Parmesan shavings) and serve with a big piece of garlic-cheese bread.
• Amen.

SPAGHETTI ITALIAN

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown sausage over medium heat; drain and set aside.
• In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, bay leaves, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, basil, oregano, salt, pepper and Italian sausage; mix well.
• Simmer over medium-low heat for at least one hour; it is best if simmered all day.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• Mix sauce with hot pasta; serve.

THE BEST AND EASIEST SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium skillet. Add chopped onions, and cook until tender. Add ground beef, and brown. Stir in salt and turmeric. Dilute tomato paste in water, and add to the beef mixture. Cook for 30 minutes over medium heat.
• Cook spaghetti in a large kettle of boiling salted water according to package directions. Drain well.
• Combine beef mixture and noodles in a large kettle. Cover, and cook over medium heat for 30 to 40 minutes.

SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Place a large pot of water on to boil for spaghetti. When it boils, add salt and pasta and cook to al dente.
• Mix beef and Worcestershire, egg, bread crumbs, cheese, garlic, salt and pepper. Roll meat into 1 1/2 inch medium-sized meatballs and place on nonstick cookie sheet or a cookie sheet greased with extra-virgin olive oil. Bake balls 10 to 12 minutes, until no longer pink.
• Heat a deep skillet or medium pot over moderate heat. Add oil, crushed pepper, garlic and finely chopped onion. Saute 5 to 7 minutes, until onion bits are soft. Add beef stock, crushed tomatoes, and herbs. Bring to a simmer and cook for about 10 minutes.
• Toss hot, drained pasta with a few ladles of the sauce and grated cheese. Turn meatballs in remaining sauce. Place pasta on dinner plates and top with meatballs and sauce and extra grated cheese. Serve with bread or garlic bread (and some good chianti!)

MEATLESS SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat dressing in large skillet over medium heat. Add bell peppers and onions; cook, stirring, 5 min. Add mushrooms and garlic; stir. Cook, stirring occasionally, 8 min.
• Add pasta sauce; stir. Simmer over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, 10 to 15 min. or until heated through,
• Meanwhile, cook pasta as directed on package, omitting salt.
• Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup cooking water. Stir reserved cooking water into sauce.
• Top pasta with sauce, cheese and parsley.

MY GOOD SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat vegetable oil and saute onions for 2 minutes. Lift out into a small dish and set aside. (For the garlic lovers, 1 teaspoon of minced garlic may be added to cook along with onions.).
• Brown ground beef and drain. Place onions and ground beef back into saucepan.
• Add spaghetti sauce - (I use Bertolli's Tomato and Basil sauce. I rinse out the jar with the 1/2 cup of water and pour into saucepan.) Continue to add: tomato paste, worcestershire sauce, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, sugar, salt and black pepper.
• Place lid on saucepan and cook on low heat for 30 minutes. While the sauce is simmering, cook noodles according to instructions on box. (I add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil to water to prevent noodles from sticking together and add salt to water.) Cook only to a la dente stage and drain.
• Serve noodles on plate with sauce on top. Serve with buttered garlic bread.
• ENJOY!

MY AMAZING SPAGHETTI SQUASH CHICKEN PAD THAI

Steps:

• follow my Spaghetti Squash 101 steps: take your knife and poke a few holes in the skin, in a dotted line along where you plan to slice the squash in half (they do not have to be super deep). Place the whole squash in the microwave for about 6 minutes. Let it cool slightly, cut off the stem end and then cut it in half along the dotted line you created and remove seeds.
• place your cut squash (halves or quarters) face down in a glass dish with 4 tbsp of water and microwave for about 10 minutes.
• while squash is cooking in microwave, whisk together your soy sauce, chicken broth, light brown sugar, peanut butter, rice vinegar, hot sauce, ground ginger, minced garlic, lime juice in a bowl and set sauce aside. Mix your corn starch with water and whisk into sauce.
• chop your onion and red bell pepper (optional) and set aside. Spray stove-top wok pan (or large fry pan) with cooking spray and add your ground chicken, basil, pepper and salt and cook about 5 minutes. Add your onion and bell pepper stirring occasionally until meat is fully cooked.
• remove inside of spaghetti squash from skin with fork and add into wok with cooked chicken. Toss in the bean sprouts (optional), sauce and top with chopped peanuts (optional).

MY SUPER SIMPLE SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• Throw it all in a sauce pan, stir, simmer, cover and continue to simmer for 20-30 minutes.
• Season again to taste.
• **we like a spicy sweet sauce -- so please adjust the sugar and crushed red to your liking**.
• Enjoy!

GARLIC SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti in large saucepan as directed on package, omitting salt. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the cooking water. Set spaghetti aside.
• Heat oil in same saucepan on medium-low heat. Add garlic; cook 1 to 2 min. or until lightly browned, stirring frequently. Add cream cheese, 3/4 cup Parmesan and 1/2 cup of the reserved pasta cooking water; cook 1 to 2 min. or until cream cheese is completely melted and sauce is well blended.
• Return spaghetti to pan; toss until evenly coated. If thinner consistency is desired, add enough of the remaining reserved pasta cooking water until sauce is of desired consistency. Top with remaining Parmesan.

17 BEST LEFTOVER SPAGHETTI RECIPES

Steps:

• Choose your preferred leftover spaghetti recipes.
• Prepare needed ingredients.
• Cook for 30 minutes or less.