Hearty Spaghetti Recipes

HEARTY LENTIL SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• In a large saucepan coated with cooking spray, saute onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the lentils, broth, pepper and cayenne. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-30 minutes or until lentils are tender. , Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste, vinegar, basil and oregano. Return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 40-45 minutes., Cook spaghetti according to package directions; drain. Serve with lentil sauce. Sprinkle with cheese.

MOM'S HEARTY SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first six ingredients. add beef and mix well. Shape into eight meatballs. Brown in a Dutch oven over medium heat; drain and set meatballs aside. , In the same pan, cook sausage, onion and green pepper until vegetables are tender; drain. Add the tomatoes, tomato sauce, broth, tomato paste, garlic and seasonings. Add meatballs; stir gently. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2-3 hours. Serve over spaghetti; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

HEARTY HOMEMADE SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook the beef, peppers, celery, onion and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink and vegetables are tender; drain. Add the mushrooms; cook for 2 minutes. , Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste, water, bay leaf, sugar, salt, basil, oregano and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 45 minutes, stirring often. Discard bay leaf. Serve sauce over spaghetti. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

HEARTY GARDEN SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven coated with cooking spray, cook beef, onion and red pepper over medium-high heat 5-7 minutes or until beef is no longer pink, breaking up beef into crumbles; drain., Add zucchini and mushrooms; cook 3-5 minutes longer or until tender. Stir in tomato sauce and seasonings; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 15 minutes to allow flavors to blend. Meanwhile, cook spaghetti according to package directions., Serve spaghetti with sauce and, if desired, cheese.

HEARTY SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• In two large Dutch ovens or soup kettles, cook the beef, onions and celery over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, sugar and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. , Cook spaghetti according to package directions; drain. Serve with meat sauce.

THE BEST SPAGHETTI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a deep 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Stir in the spaghetti. Boil the pasta until cooked through but still firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain well.
• Brown ground beef and onion in a large skillet over high heat; drain fat. Stir in the spaghetti sauce, sour cream, and 1 cup of the mozzarella. Mix in the cooked pasta. Transfer pasta mixture to prepared baking dish. Top with remaining 1 cup of mozzarella and the Parmesan cheese. Cover pan with aluminum foil.
• Bake in preheated oven until hot and bubbly, about 30 minutes.

HEARTY MEXICAN SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Break spaghetti in half and add to simmering water in large pot or Dutch oven. Cook until tender.
• In large skillet brown ground beef or turkey. Add taco seaoning mix, undrained tomatoes and corn, green chilies, and onions. Over medium heat cook until heated thru, stirring occasionally.
• Drain pasta and place in large bowl. Add meat mixture and toss lightly. Sprinkle with cheese, serve.

HEARTY BEEF SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• Saute onion and garlic in oil until soft.
• Add beef and mushrooms and saute. Drain fat.
• Add all seasonings and one to one and a half cans tomato sauce, paste and tomatoes and beef consume.
• Cook, covered over a slow flame for 2 hours. Add additional tomato sauce if needed to achieve the consistency and taste you desire. Serve with your favorite pasta to good appetites!

HEARTY SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• brown beef and sausage with onion. drain.
• add garlic, spices, tomatoes (all of them), sugar, wine and water.
• bring to a boil.
• reduce and simmer at least 2 hours until thick, the longer the better!

THICK N' HEARTY SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large pot (I use cast iron), quickly and thoroughly brown the ground beef.
• Drain and add mushrooms, followed by garlic (I use at least a tablespoon in this step), parsley (a lot), oregano, sage, and basil.
• Add tomatoes, sauce, and paste; stir together.
• Cook on med-high for 5-10 minutes, then reduce heat to med-low.
• Allow to simmer covered about one hour, stirring occasionally.
• Add garlic, pepper, basil, oregano, sage, and parsley to taste (also sugar).
• Cook covered on med-low for 2 hours.
• Add more seasoning to taste.
• Cook covered on med-low for another 30 minutes-1 hour.
• At this point, the sauce should be thick, cooked down about halfway.
• Serve with your favorite pasta or on slices of bread with parmesan or cheddar.

HEARTY HOMEMADE ITALIAN SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• In large mixing bowl, combine well with hands the 2 meats.
• Add to deep, large non-stick skillet. *If not using non-stick pan, add a little olive oil to pan first so it won't stick.
• Sprinkle EVENLY rest of meat mixture ingredients over meats. Stir meats to mix in herbs and spices.
• Cook over medium heat til meat is no longer pink. Break up meat as you go along, but just don't overdo it. You don't want tiny, overly fine pieces.
• Drain grease.
• Pour into large heavy-bottomed pot.
• Add rest of ingredients EXCEPT mushrooms, and stir/fold to mix well.
• Now add the mushrooms! :).
• Heat over medium heat til simmering.
• Lower heat to just a simmer and cook, stirring every so often, for about 30 minutes.
• Serve over hot, cooked and well drained spaghetti, thin spaghetti, mostaccioli, or rotini noodles.
• Serve with tossed salad, garlic bread and parmesan cheese on the side if desired. ENJOY!