Spaghetti Dinner Tonight 04/21/20
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (95934)
United States
April 21, 2020 6:58pm CST
Tonight I decided to make a simple spaghetti for dinner. I never use jar sauce when I make this. I use it for other things. But never my spaghetti sauce.
I chopped up an onion and put that into the pan. Cooked that up with some olive oil and mushrooms. Then I added two 8 ounce cans of tomato sauce and 2 cans of water. Added in a can of diced tomatoes.
Cooked that for a bit, then added 3 tablespoons of minced garlic, a little oregano and a little Italian. Added some sugar to take away some of the acidity.
Cooked that for a bit.
Meanwhile I cook a box of spaghetti noodles. I set those aside. I am also preparing what I call "poor man's garlic bread."
What's that you ask. Glad you did. 
I take some bread and spread some margarine on the slices. I then sprinkle garlic powder and Parmesan cheese on top. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F and let those bake for about 10 minutes. Sometimes more, sometimes less. It's a sight thing.
Oh yeah, at some point I added a can of tomato paste to thicken the sauce and plopped in about 30 meatballs to the sauce.
We will eat it on a bed of noodles with some Parmesan cheese and parsley sprinkled on top.
It should be very good.
Image is not my spaghetti. But it looks similar.
I take some bread and spread some margarine on the slices. I then sprinkle garlic powder and Parmesan cheese on top. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F and let those bake for about 10 minutes. Sometimes more, sometimes less. It's a sight thing.
Oh yeah, at some point I added a can of tomato paste to thicken the sauce and plopped in about 30 meatballs to the sauce.
We will eat it on a bed of noodles with some Parmesan cheese and parsley sprinkled on top.
It should be very good.
Image is not my spaghetti. But it looks similar.15 people like this
15 responses
@MommyOfEli2013 (84552)
• Rupert, Idaho
23 Apr 20
The garlic bread sounds great! and the spaghetti noodles do as well.
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@porwest (95934)
• United States
26 Aug 20
@MommyOfEli2013 You don't like spaghetti sauce? Oh my. I don't know if I can even speak to you anymore.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (84552)
• Rupert, Idaho
25 Aug 20
@porwest Well if I am honest, I don't like spaghetti sauce LOL. But if you want to, hopefully you can make some soon then.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
22 Apr 20
I like your garlic bread. But we don't have garlic powder here. Maybe we can have pasta this week.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
22 Apr 20
@porwest what I mean is we don't buy garlic powder because we don't use it.
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@porwest (95934)
• United States
22 Apr 20
@Alexandoy I use garlic in all sorts of variations. Minced, fresh, powdered, dried minced...we keep it all around here.
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@moffittjc (122656)
• Gainesville, Florida
23 Apr 20
I love spaghetti, and now I'm hungry for some.
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@moffittjc (122656)
• Gainesville, Florida
23 Apr 20
@porwest For me, I have to be in the mood for spaghetti. Don't get me wrong, I love it, but for some reason I just can't eat it all the time like I can pizza, chicken or chinese food.
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@porwest (95934)
• United States
23 Apr 20
@moffittjc You might be right. I have to say I only eat it when I get a craving for it. But I can eat the other stuff any time, craving or not.
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@freelancermariagrace (28886)
• Philippines
22 Apr 20
I had pasta just the other day.
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@porwest (95934)
• United States
21 Nov
@freelancermariagrace Asians eat rice? You're kidding me. 
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@freelancermariagrace (28886)
• Philippines
21 Nov
@porwest That is nice. Rice is a staple food here in our country. I usually have black, red, or brown rice.
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@much2say (57145)
• Los Angeles, California
22 Apr 20
Home spaghetti never disappoints! I love these poor man recipes . . . not expensive, not fancy, but it does the trick. Enjoy! Hubby and daughter made spaghetti with meatballs from scratch last night too . . . I was so glad to have a night off from the kitchen!
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@much2say (57145)
• Los Angeles, California
24 Nov
@porwest I have a fellow mom friend who likes to make almost everything from scratch. One time she told me they were having "spaghetti night". I assumed it would be from scratch, so I asked her what she put in her sauce. She looked at me like I was nuts . . . she said she didn't make her own sauce. She bought the jarred stuff and loved it because it was such an easy dinner. Boy was I disappointed in her 
. Yay for us who make our own 
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. Yay for us who make our own .1 person likes this
@porwest (95934)
• United States
20 Nov
I remember when I first met my wife and told her I would make her a batch, she asked what brand I used. I was like, "Brand? What do you mean?" She mentioned Ragu, Prego and some others. I said, "Oh, for the sauce. No, Sweetie, I make my own." She seemed shocked, but to date she always claims its the best spaghetti she has ever had.
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@RasmaSandra (82412)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Apr 20
That sounds very good. Enjoy your spaghetti.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
22 Apr 20
Now I want some spaghetti.
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@LindaOHio (183886)
• United States
22 Apr 20
Your garlic bread sounds like the way I make mine, except I sprinkle some Italian seasoning on it too. Bon appetit!
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@Lushlala (4028)
• Gaborone, Botswana
22 Apr 20
Wow, it must have been delicious - definitely one of my favourite dishes :) I can't even remember the last time I had garlic bread **sigh**.
