Subj : 1/4 Nat Spaghetti Day - 3 To : All From : Dave Drum Date : Fri Jan 03 2025 16:25:00 MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Almost Homemade Spaghetti & Sauce Categories: Pasta, Vegetables, Cheese, Herbs, Pork Yield: 7 Servings 1 lb Spaghetti (or other pasta) 1 tb Olive oil 1 md Onion; chopped 3 cl Garlic; peeled, minced 1 lb Bulk Italian sausage 1 ts Dried basil 1 ts Dried oregano +=OR=+ 2 ts Italian seasoning 2 c (8 oz) button mushrooms; - well washed/patted dry 24 oz (to 28 oz) jarred marinara - sauce 1 1/2 c Pasta cooking water 2 c Fresh grated Parmiggiano - Reggiano; NOT the shaker - can crap Salt & pepper Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil over high heat (the water should taste like the ocean). Add pasta and cook until tender, about 7-9 minutes. Drain pasta, reserving 1 1/2 cups of pasta water. Set noodles aside. Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium high heat. Add onion and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion begins to soften, about 2 minutes. Add sausage (or ground beef if you must) and cook until meat is cooked through and no pink remains, about 5-7 minutes. Stir in the basil, oregano and mushrooms, cooking just until spices are aromatic, about 1 minute. Add marinara sauce and simmer sauce until it thickens, 10-15 minutes. Add reserved pasta water and simmer for another 10-15 minutes until sauce thickens again. Stir in cheese and simmer an additional 3-5 minutes. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper and serve over cooked spaghetti noodles. Makes 6 to 8 servings Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen MMMMM .... Karma Cafe - Now serving just desserts! --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: Outpost BBS * Johnson City, TN (1:18/200) .