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One-Pot Weeknight Spaghetti

One-Pot Weeknight Spaghetti

Store-bought pasta sauce gets an upgrade with ground beef or turkey, garlic and fresh onion and green pepper.
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Recipe - GOLDEN VALLEY (+Wines & Spirits)
Recipe: One-Pot Weeknight Spaghetti
One-Pot Weeknight Spaghetti
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Ingredients
1 pound ground beef or turkey
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 white onion, diced
1 green bell pepper, seeds removed and diced
3 cloves garlic
½ teaspoons salt (or to taste)
1 - 24-ounce jar pasta sauce
2 cups water (plus up to ¾ cup more, added as you cook, see recipe notes)
8 - 10 ounces spaghetti noodles
Parmesan cheese, for topping
Directions
  1. In large pot, brown the beef. Remove from pot and set aside.
  2. Add olive oil to pot over medium-high heat and sauté onion and bell pepper. Add garlic and sauté one more minute. Season with salt.
  3. Add beef back to pot along with spaghetti sauce and water. Bring to a simmer and then add noodles.
  4. Try to get noodles as submerged in the liquid as you can. Cook according to the noodle package.
  5. If you find your sauce is getting too thick and the noodles are not cooked yet, add more water, ¼ cup at a time, up to ¾ cup more.
  6. Serve topped with Parmesan cheese. Enjoy!
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1 pound ground beef or turkey
L&B Fresh 80% Lean Premium Ground Beef
L&B Fresh 80% Lean Premium Ground Beef, 16 Ounce
$8.49$0.53/oz
2 tablespoons olive oil
L&B Extra Virgin Olive Oil
L&B Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 16.9 Ounce
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1 white onion, diced
White Onions
White Onions, 1 Pound
$2.49 avg/ea$2.49/lb
1 green bell pepper, seeds removed and diced
Premium Green Bell Peppers
Premium Green Bell Peppers, 0.5 Pound
$1.50 avg/ea$2.99/lb
3 cloves garlic
Fresh Garlic Bulb
Fresh Garlic Bulb, 0.2 Pound
$1.40 avg/ea$6.99/lb
½ teaspoons salt (or to taste)
Morton Fine Sea Salt
Morton Fine Sea Salt, 17.6 Ounce
$4.89$0.28/oz
1 - 24-ounce jar pasta sauce
L&B Marinara Pasta Sauce
L&B Marinara Pasta Sauce, 24 Ounce
$8.99$0.37/oz
2 cups water (plus up to ¾ cup more, added as you cook, see recipe notes)
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8 - 10 ounces spaghetti noodles
L&B Organic Spaghetti Pasta
L&B Organic Spaghetti Pasta, 16 Ounce
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$3.99 was $4.69$0.25/oz
Parmesan cheese, for topping
Sartori Shredded Parmesan Cheese
Sartori Shredded Parmesan Cheese, 7 Ounce
$5.79$0.83/oz

Directions

  1. In large pot, brown the beef. Remove from pot and set aside.
  2. Add olive oil to pot over medium-high heat and sauté onion and bell pepper. Add garlic and sauté one more minute. Season with salt.
  3. Add beef back to pot along with spaghetti sauce and water. Bring to a simmer and then add noodles.
  4. Try to get noodles as submerged in the liquid as you can. Cook according to the noodle package.
  5. If you find your sauce is getting too thick and the noodles are not cooked yet, add more water, ¼ cup at a time, up to ¾ cup more.
  6. Serve topped with Parmesan cheese. Enjoy!