Classic Spaghetti - Easy Dinner Recipe

Cooking with Lil

Jun 16, 20232 min read

Updated: Jun 26, 2023

Nothing brings people together around the dinner table like traditional spaghetti and meat sauce. Your cravings for comfort food will be sated by this homemade spaghetti with fried chicken on the side.

" If you have 15 minutes to cook, then this classic spaghetti is perfect for you to make. It's super easy and delicious"

Yield: 4 SERVINGS

Prep Time: 10 MINUTES

Cook time: 15 MINUTES

Total time: 25 MINUTES

Cuisine: American

Category: Lunch/Dinner

Ingredients

+ Spaghetti noodles

+ 1 jar(24 oz or 2 1/2 cup) Prego spaghetti sauce or any pasta sauce of your choice

+ 1 small yellow diced onion

+ 3 cloves minced garlic

+ water to boil the pasta noodles

Instructions

Sauce:

1. In a preheated pan, melt a tbsp. of butter and sauté the onion until it's caramelized.

2. When the onion is caramelized, add the minced garlic and sauté until it's golden brown.

3. Pour in your spaghetti sauce of choice and stir for five minutes. And remove it from the heat.

Spaghetti Noodles:

1. Fill a pot with 4 cups of water and bring it to a boil.

2. Add the salt, followed by the dried pasta.

3. Stir until the water returns to a boil.

4. When the noodles are cooked, drain the excess water using a colander.

Note: Keep the cooked noodles and the spaghetti sauce separate. Spaghetti noodles can last up to five days when kept in the refrigerator in an airtight container.

Nutrition Information:

Total Fat 9g || Saturated Fat 4g || Cholesterol 35mg || Sodium 931mg|| Total Carbohydrate 15g || Dietary Fiber 4g || Total Sugars 9g || Protein 12g || Vitamin C 28mg || Calcium 72mg|| Iron 4mg || Potassium 785mg

*DISCLAIMER: The nutritional data given are simply approximations based on a nutritional calculator online. I don't hold a dietician's certification. If you have any dietary restrictions or questions, we urge you to speak with a qualified nutritionist or physician.