Busy Day Spaghetti Dinner Recipes

QUICK AND EASY ONE-POT SPAGHETTI DINNER

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium heat. Crumble the ground beef into the pot and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Peel the onion and garlic. Chop the onion finely and mince the garlic.
• Add the onion and garlic to the ground beef. Continue to cook until the onion is transparent and the beef is no longer pink. Drain and discard excess fat. Add the cayenne pepper, basil, and oregano; stir to blend.
• To the beef mixture, add 2 cups water, the spaghetti sauce or marinara, tomato paste, and the uncooked spaghetti; bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for about 12 to 15 minutes, or until the spaghetti is just tender and most of the liquid has been absorbed.
• Turn off the heat and cover the pan; let the spaghetti stand for 5 minutes.
• Taste the spaghetti and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve the spaghetti sprinkled with Parmesan cheese and provide extra Parmesan cheese at the table.
• Enjoy!

BUSY-DAY DINNER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil over medium heat; reduce heat and simmer gently, covered, for 30 minutes. Add water if a thinner stew is desired.