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Thursday, September 9, 2010

Easy to find; easy to make recipes - Spaghetti

Ingerdients:
Barilla Spaghetti
Prego Sauce (can be any that you like)
Salt
Olive oil
Cooking oil
Garlic
Onion (white or brown)
Mushroom (precut or whole)
Ground beef (1/2 lb)
Optional: Meatballs

Supplies:
2 Pans (one for spaghetti, one for sauce)
Knife for cutting
Cutting board
Cooking spoon (wooden or anything that won't transfer heat)

Preparation and Cooking
Bring a pot of water to boil for the spaghetti.  Add about a teaspoon of olive oil and a little dash of salt (this is going to be thrown away after the spaghetti cooks, so use sparingly.  While the water is coming to a boil, cut mushrooms in slices (like pizza topping).  After, cut the onion (minced).  An easy way to do this is to cut slices (like a checkerboard) but don't cut all the way through, just about half way through the onion.  After that, you can slice the other way, and you will have minced onions every time you slice. (video to come).
Mince the garlic (about 1 tooth).
In another pot add about a tablespoon of cooking oil (I use canola or vegetable oil) and add the ground beef and cook.  When the meat looks cooked, add the minced onion, the prego sauce, and the minced garlic.  The fire should be about medium to medium high (you can judge this by making sure the sauce bubbles, but not violently where sauce gets everywhere.
After that, your water should be boiling.  Add a teaspoon of olive oil, and some salt.  This is to add flavor.  I know some people say it is pointless, but I like to do it.  Add the spaghetti.  Cook according to box directions.  Drain and rinse spaghetti after cooking.
After that, turn off the fire from any pots, serve sauce over spaghetti, add some cheese on top (optional) and enjoy!

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