Spaghetti: My Favorite Kitchen

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“Having a hard time deciding what to make for dinner?” Well, not anymore because my mom’s spaghetti recipe is better than Olive Garden! Dinning out is cost prohibited for many families. This is especially true in my household. Spaghetti has been my favorite dish since childhood. Spaghetti is effortless to create, delicious, and a nutritious meal the whole family can savor. Pasta noodles are inexpensive, making them the ideal food item for any money-saving meal. The sauces are also inexpensive to make when the ingredients are bought on sale. Spaghetti can be made in large quantities without emptying your wallet. This quick recipe will feed a family of 6 with leftovers for ten dollars. Serving homemade spaghetti sauce with pasta is a wonderful …show more content…

A 20 minute preparation time before cooking the sauce involves dicing vegetables and opening two cans of tomatoes. This process couldn’t be easier for the novice chef. The ingredients you will need are one tablespoon of extra-virgin olive oil, one small diced onion, four cloves of minced garlic, two teaspoons of kosher salt, four dried bay leaves, one teaspoon of oregano, one teaspoon of basil, one teaspoon of coarse black pepper, one teaspoon of red pepper flakes, a half of large diced green bell pepper, a half of a large diced red bell pepper, one pound of hamburger, one 28 ounce can of crushed tomatoes and one 14.5 ounce can of crushed tomatoes. Select one pound of your favorite brand of dried spaghetti noodles to be topped with the delicious sauce. Parmesan cheese can be the finishing topping of choice, if desired. Other materials you will need are two large pots, a colander, and 4 quarts of …show more content…

The meat and canned tomatoes comprise the majority of the recipe cost at a combined price of $6.40. Dried spaghetti noodles are regularly 89 cents per pound, but can be purchased on sale for 49 cents per pound. The vegetables, spices, olive oil and Parmesan cheese comprise the rest of the cost for creating this dish. The total cost per serving is $1.25, if this dish is divided into eight separate servings. This taste bud journey is one I always anticipate when I smell homemade spaghetti sauce bubbling gently on my mom’s

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