Stacy's Quick & Cheap Spaghetti
Kids love it! It has been adapted over the years in my family. Quick. Easy. Cheap! This makes a big helping, and we eat it as leftovers for days.
Kids love it! It has been adapted over the years in my family. Quick. Easy. Cheap! This makes a big helping, and we eat it as leftovers for days.
- 1 can substitute hamburger meat if preferred
- 2 cans tomato sauce 24oz cans, choose your favorite 2 flavors (i use garlic & mushro
- 1 can tomato paste use the italian flavored
- 1 can tomatoes diced 15 oz
- 1 pkg spagetti seasoning
- 1 can mushrooms sliced
- 1 pkg spagetti angel hair
- 2 tbsp olive oil add to pasta to prevent sticking
- 1 box garlic texas toast 8 pieces per box frozen
- Carbohydrate 9.675165193015 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Fat 3.6300485693 g
- Fiber 1.99286425037849 g
- Protein 1.96724070045 g
- Saturated Fat 0.511199299702 g
- Serving Size 1 1 Serving (121g)
- Sodium 33.0664213115 mg
- Sugar 7.68230094263651 g
- Trans Fat 0.171123042176 g
- Calories 74 calories
Step-by-step
- Cook the turkey meat in a pan, drain and put into crock pot.
- Add the tomato sauce, paste, seasoning, tomatoes and mushrooms.
- Stir well.
- I never add any salt because with the seasoning package it is usually enough.
- Cook for 1.5 hours.
- If you need the fast version, put it on the stove top and cook on medium-high heat for about 30 minutes (watch it...it will make a mess bubbling)
- Cook angel hair according to package.
- I eat mine al dente so it only takes 5 minutes.
- I do this usually 5 minutes before we sit down to eat.
- After draining pasta add your olive oil and toss, this helps prevent sticking.
- Top off with the spagetti sauce and your ready to go.
- I always add a piece of the Garlic Texas Toast which takes 5 minutes in the oven or toaster if you can fit the size in yours.
Standard marinara relies on slow-simmered whole tomatoes and pork, whereas this budget-oriented variation utilizes ground poultry and pre-seasoned packet blends for rapid depth. Tomato-based pasta dishes originated in southern Italy before evolving globally to incorporate regional pantry staples. Adapting this meal for different dietary needs requires minor ingredient swaps without losing volume.
- Substitute ground turkey with textured vegetable protein at a one-to-one ratio for a plant-based version.
- Cook angel hair pasta for precisely five minutes in boiling salted water to achieve an al dente texture.
- Coat drained noodles with two tablespoons of olive oil immediately to prevent the strands from clumping together.
- Bake frozen garlic toast at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for five minutes until golden brown and crisp on the edges.
