My Dads Spaghetti Recipes

DAD'S SPAGHETTI WESTERN

Steps:

• Crumble beef into a large microwave-safe bowl. Cook for 3 minutes on high; drain fat and stir in onion, chili powder, basil, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, tomatoes and tomato paste. Fill the paste can with water and add. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and microwave on high for 10 minutes.
• Stir broken spaghetti into meat mixture; re-cover with plastic wrap and microwave on high for 6 minutes. Stir, re-cover and microwave on high for 3 to 4 minutes, or until spaghetti is tender. Stir in beans, re-cover and let stand 5 minutes.
• In a separate bowl, combine cheese, sour cream and remaining 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder. Microwave on medium-high for 2 minutes, or until cheese is melted. Serve over spaghetti mixture.

DAD'S SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook ground beef with onion until meat is brown. Drain. Return meat mixture to pan with tomato paste, tomato soup and water. Cook, stirring, until heated through and thickened, 5 to 15 minutes. Serve over cooked pasta.

MY DAD'S SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• You need to start by doing the following in parallel: brown the hamburger and make the sauce. In a large saute pan (I recommend 5 quart) start browning the hamburger on low to medium heat. Be careful not to over-brown it before you dump in the sauce. In a 2.5qt sauce pan start warming up the Tomato Sauce and Paste. Warm up and stir the paste until it breaks down. Add in the spices and just keep stirring it together. Make sure the hamburger doesn't over-brown! Once you don't see any pink in the hamburger, dump in the sauce and mix together. You want to simmer this, and stir occasionally for at least 10-15 minutes. This is one of those things where the longer you simmer the better. You can add small amounts of water to keep it moist if it dries out. You can start boiling your water for the noodles any time. At sea level, spaghetti noodles take me exactly 12 minutes to cook. Make sure you add Olive Oil to the noodle water, and salt only after it's boiling. After the noodles are cooked, dump out drain, and rinse with cold water thoroughly. After rinsed, I usually run hot water over them to warm them up. Or sometimes I just put the pot back on the burner for a few seconds. Serve and enjoy! Thanks Dad.

DAD'S PASTA

Steps:

• Fill a large sauce pan about 2/3 full with water and bring to a boil. Add pasta and simmer for about 10 min, or until cooked. Drain.
• Meanwhile, brown ground beef in frying pan over medium heat until no longer pink. Pour off fat.
• Transfer cooked beef to the pot with pasta. Add tomato sauce and brown sugar. Stir well and serve.

DAD'S SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook ground beef with onion until meat is brown. Drain. Return meat mixture to pan with tomato paste, tomato soup and water. Cook, stirring, until heated through and thickened, 5 to 15 minutes. Serve over cooked pasta.

DAD'S SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook ground beef with onion until meat is brown. Drain. Return meat mixture to pan with tomato paste, tomato soup and water. Cook, stirring, until heated through and thickened, 5 to 15 minutes. Serve over cooked pasta.

MY DAD'S FAMOUS MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Place the ground beef ( 7% fat is best ) in a large mixing bowl.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Then place eggs and bread crumbs in and mix well with your hands.
• Then put in all spices. The best thing to do is sprinkle them over the mixture evenly. I made the measurements the best I could, but I have never really measured before. I only went by my own judgment.
• Using a broiling pan so that the grease drips down inside of it, roll your meatballs according to size.
• Bake for about 20 minutes, turning the meatballs half way through.

DAD'S SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook ground beef with onion until meat is brown. Drain. Return meat mixture to pan with tomato paste, tomato soup and water. Cook, stirring, until heated through and thickened, 5 to 15 minutes. Serve over cooked pasta.