Spaghetti With A Brown Sauce Baked In Foil Food

PASTA WITH BROWN BUTTER AND PARMESAN

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of heavily salted water (2 heaping tablespoons kosher salt to about 7 quarts water) to a boil. Add pasta to boiling water and cook according to package directions until al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water, then drain the pasta, but don't shake it fully dry.
• In a skillet or Dutch oven large enough to hold the pasta (and preferably with a light-colored bottom so you can see the butter solids brown), melt the butter over medium heat. Cook, swirling occasionally, until the foam subsides, the milk solids turn golden-brown and it smells nutty and toasty, 3 to 4 minutes. (Watch carefully to see that it does not burn. If it does, start over.) Remove from heat immediately.
• Add the cooked pasta to the skillet and toss with the brown butter. Stir in the cheese until melted. Stir in pasta water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the pasta is glossy with sauce (you probably won't need the full 1/2 cup).
• Serve with black pepper and more Parmesan on top.

BAKED SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• To make your sauce, start by crumbling Italian sausage in a large skillet. Add diced onions. Cook sausage and onion over medium heat, stirring often, until meat is browned and onions are softened.
• Stir in garlic, oregano, parsley, basil, salt and pepper and cook 1 minute.
• Stir in tomato sauce and diced tomatoes. Bring to a simmer and reduce heat to low. Let simmer while you cook your spaghetti.
• *Preheat oven to 375 degrees F if baking right away.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add a couple teaspoons of salt. Cook spaghetti just to al dente (we don't want it too soft since we are going to be baking it yet).
• Drain spaghetti and spread into a lightly greased 9x13" baking dish. Pour sauce over top and stir to combine.
• Sprinkle with mozzarella and parmesan cheese and bake at 375 degrees F for 20-30 minutes, until bubbly and cheese is lightly browned. Serve.
• *See post above for tips on refrigerating, freezing, and baking later.

SPAGHETTI WITH A BROWN SAUCE BAKED IN FOIL

Steps:

• Sauté the onion in half the butter and oil, add garlic and simmer for 30 seconds. Mix in the tomato paste, thyme, and stock. Cut steak into very small pieces. Sauté in the remaining butter and oil until browned on the outside and still pink inside. Cook the spaghetti in boiling water for five minutes and drain in colander. It will not be completely cooked through. Mix the spaghetti, meat mixture, and sauce together in a large foil baking pan. Add the Parmesan cheese and additional butter. Seal tightly with heavy-duty foil and bake at 350° for 15 to 20 minutes until the pasta is cooked.

BASIC BAKED SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In large skillet, cook hamburger until brown. Mix spaghetti sauce into skillet. Reduce heat and simmer.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Mix in pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• Mix together spaghetti and meat mixture, pour into 9x13 pan. Top with cheese and bake for 30 minutes, or until heated through and cheese is bubbly.