Make a Quick Italian Spaghetti

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
  • 2 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 sauteing 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.
  • If you substitute ground turkey or chicken meat, stirring in 1 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce into the meat before frying it improves the flavor.
  • Freshly grated Parmesan cheese is the perfect complement to this spaghetti dish

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