Spaghetti

Hello to everyone on this sunny but cloudy, North Florida day. Our day is in between, while making up it’s mind today. So it is in sync with our world today. I wish you peace of mind on this day and all the days that follow. I also wish you, happiness, so look around and grab onto some and hang on to it, with all your might! I am also keeping all of you in my prayers, each and everyday.

I am working up to the recipe, I promise!

Now for the recipe—-1 can of tomatoes

1 can of paste (the little one)

2 jars of Ragu (Left-over from my couponing days) The last two!

6 cloves of garlic peeled and chopped fine

1/2 of an onion chopped 1/2 tsp. accent 1/2 tsp. garlic powder 1/2 tsp. oregano and 1/2 tsp. basil

3 TBSP. sugar (An Italian tip to reduce heartburn). Mushrooms if you like them,however many you like.

2 lbs, hamburger meat Box of spaghetti 1-lb.

I use ground round hamburger meat so I don’t have to drain off, a lot of grease. Fry the meat, along with onion and garlic cloves until done. If you have grease in the pan then drain it off.

Open up your jars of Ragu and pour in the pot, use a little water in the empty jars to get all the sauce out. Open your can of tomatoes and pour in the pot. Open your paste and dilute it in a bowl, with 3 cans of water, whisked into it. Pour this in the pot.

Add all your spices and if you want, add in some mushrooms. They can be dry of fresh. If fresh make sure to wash in water real quick, and cut up. Cook on medium high temp. for 30-40 minutes, while stirring the pot sometimes. You could use a lid on the pot so that the sauce will not pop out everywhere.

Use a big pot of water and get it to boiling. Put in your spaghetti noodles. I use the 1 lb box and that makes a ton of spaghetti. Boil for 8 minutes for al dente spaghetti (firm) and not mushy). Drain off the water and put into a huge bowl and pour all the sauce over the spaghetti, if you wish or keep the sauce and pasta apart if you wish.

The only reason that I used Ragu in this recipe is that I was one of those bad Mamma jamma couponers, years ago and this was the last of it. I could buy $100 worth of editable groceries and only have to pay $8 for them. But I don’t coupon any longer as I am by myself now and I have no use for all that food.

So without the Ragu, you will need to have 3 cans of tomato sauce and 2 cans of tomato paste to take the place of the Ragu.

So I will be adding a whole tsp. of each of my spices the next time I make spaghetti and adding in 1 tsp. of parsley also. I hope that you will try this recipe and see if you like it! I eat this for days and then on the 3rd day, I give the rest of it to one of my neighbors and tell them to eat it that day as it is 3 days old, but still good for the day.

While you are here, feel free to check out my monthly archives for more recipes. I post on Sat-Tue and Thursdays so stop back in for a visit anytime. Thank You. Connie B.