A basic, basic pasta and meat sauce recipe for my husband to use to make dinner :) I look forward to his notes and measurements to improve the recipe.
Basic Pasta and Meat Sauce:
Ingredients:
1 jar Mid's Marinara, blended
1.5 lbs lean ground turkey
Pasta (fettucine, linguine...etc)
1/2 c grated Parmesan cheese, plus extra for topping
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 1/2 tsp italian seasoning
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
Directions:
1. Brown the ground turkey on medium heat, breaking it apart as you cook it. Season generously with salt, pepper, and italian seasoning. Taste it to make sure the meat tastes good to you.
2. Add the blended marinara sauce and let it simmer together.
3. Fill a pot with water, break the noodles in half and add to pot. Bring to a boil. Check frequently to see if they are al dente ALTERNATELY: Bring pot of water to boil, break noodles in half, cook (mixing occasionally to prevent sticking and boiling over) for the recommended time on package.
4. Drain most of the water out of the noodles, leaving approximately 1/8 cup. Add noodles and remaining water to meat sauce.
5. Cook together for 5 minutes. Add 1/2 cup of grated parmesan cheese. Mix together.
6. Serve.
Veggie serving suggestions:
Roasted Veggies
1. Preheat the oven to 415F.
2. Wash the veggies.
3. Line cookie sheet with tin foil. Spray with PAM.
4. Put veggies on cookie sheet. Spray with PAM and lightly salt.
Seasoning Notes:
Broccoli: salt and pepper
Green Beans: salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder
Asparagus: salt only
