Japanese Cafeteria Spaghetti Sauce Recipes

SPAGHETTI NAPOLITAN (JAPANESE KETCHUP PASTA)

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a big pot of boiling water per packet instructions (al dente).
• Reserve 1 tablespoon of water from the pot, then drain the pasta.
• Put all the Sauce ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
• Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add garlic and onion, sauté for about 1½-2 minutes until the onion pieces become transparent.
• Add capsicum, mushrooms and ham to the pan and sauté 1 minute.
• Push the ingredients to one side and put the Sauce in the cleared area. The sauce should starts bubbling immediately.
• Stir the sauce for 30 seconds (note 5), then mix the ingredients and the sauce together.
• Add the pasta and a tablespoon of the pasta water to the pan. Mix quickly.
• Add butter to the pan and toss several times until the butter melts and mixes with the pasta, then turn the heat off.
• Transfer the pasta to a serving plate with grated parmesan cheese and a bottle of tabasco.

SCHOOL CAFETERIA SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Heat oil in a wide pan over medium-high heat. Saute onion and bell pepper in the hot oil until soft, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Mix Italian dressing mix into ground beef and add to the hot pan; saute until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain. Add spaghetti sauce and simmer over medium heat for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain and add beef mixture; mix well. Transfer to the prepared casserole dish and top with Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is browned, about 10 minutes.

JAPANESE CAFETERIA SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• Brown hamburger.
• Prepare sloppy joe mix according to directions.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Simmer 30 minutes.
• Serve over spaghetti topped with parmesan.