Family Night's Best Spaghetti
By
Hillary Bergeron
@Switch
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This spaghetti has gone over tremendously well at dinner parties and quiet dinners at home with the family! Very versatile and something one can enjoy making very much, it is a combination of the best of spaghetti recipes I've loved from various sources, and a few additions from your's truly.
Ingredients
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NOODLES
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1-2 lbspaghetti noodles
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THE SAUCE
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1 lbground chuck
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1 lbitalian sausage, mild, no casings
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2-3baby bella mushrooms or portabella, chopped (optional)
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1small onion, practically minced
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5 clovegarlic, minced
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1 28oz can(s)diced tomatoes (i use hunts)
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1 12oz can(s)tomato paste (again, i use hunts)
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2 15oz can(s)tomato sauce (hunts. feel free to use which brand you prefer on any of these)
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1 cwater, from rinsing the cans
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3 tspbasil, dried
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2 tspparsley flakes
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1 1/2 tspbrown sugar, packed
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1 tspsalt
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1/3 tspcrushed red pepper flakes
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3/4 tspfresh coarse black pepper
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1/2 cred wine cabernet (i use whatever's in my price range at the time)
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THE KICKER
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·shredded parmesan cheese
How to Make Family Night's Best Spaghetti
- In large pot, brown onions in splash of vegetable oil (brown but not burnt), then add both meats. Stir and break apart until brown. Drain out most of the grease.
- Add garlic, mushrooms, all seasonings, all the cans of tomato products, and 1 cup of water, rinsed through the cans.
- Stir well, bring to slight boil.
- Add wine, then simmer and stir frequently for at least one hour. The longer it simmers, the better it tastes. (Stirring is very important)
- Cook spaghetti in seperate pot using the instructions on the package. Make sure to salt the water, unsalted noodles are flavorless noodles. I drain the noodles without rinsing them, because you get to keep all the starchy goodness that way.
- Serve, topped with parmesan.
The parmesan is the kicker, gives it a perfectly rounded flavor.
