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April 24, 2015 by Krista

{Almost} DIY Spaghetti Sauce

So… how’s your week been?  Things have been a bit crazy around here lately and dinner has been less than planned in advance.  And the one night it was planned in advance, it didn’t happen.  We have been working like crazy to get our backyard landscaped (and our washing machine fixed!) and it’s been a lot of long, tiring days.  Definitely not the kind of day you want to spend an hour making dinner afterward.  And that’s where this Almost-DIY Spaghetti Sauce came into play.

It was 6:30pm, we had been working in the yard and the sun all day, sore back, tired feet and dirty.  And I was out of spaghetti sauce.  Great.  I had a couple cans of tomato sauce though so I was able to whip some things together and save dinner from being buttered spaghetti noodles.

ALMOST-DIY SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Almost DIY Spaghetti Sauce

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Almost-DIY Spaghetti Sauce

Prep time:  5 mins

Cook time:  15 mins

Total time:  20 mins

Serves: 6-8 servings

Out of spaghetti sauce and dinner should've been ready an hour ago? Take these few ingredients from your kitchen and save dinner with a delicious sauce.
Ingredients
  • 2 eight-ounce cans of tomato sauce
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • ½ large yellow onion
  • ½ Tbsp garlic salt
  • 1 tsp white granulated sugar
  • 3 Tbsp powdered Parmesan cheese
  • 2 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp dried basil
  • Shredded Mozzarella Cheese for garnish
Instructions
  1. Brown the ground beef on the stove in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.
  2. Chop the onion and saute in the pan with the beef.
  3. Add the tomato sauce and mix until well combined.
  4. Almost DIY Spaghetti Sauce Tomato Sauce
  5. Add the garlic salt, sugar, oregano and basil. Mix well.
  6. Almost DIY Spaghetti Sauce Spices
  7. Stir in the Parmesan cheese.
  8. Cover and let the sauce simmer on the stove for 5-10 minutes. Turn off heat.
  9. Let stand for 3 minutes before serving to allow sauce to thicken.
  10. Serve atop pasta and garnish with mozzarella cheese.
  11. Almost DIY Spaghetti Sauce
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I'm Krista. Ringleader here on While He Was Napping, wife to my handsome Mr. Right & momma to my THREE energetic boys, Big J (9), Little J (6) & Little N (4). We FINALLY added a beautiful little girl to our family last December.

I’m knee-deep in Tonka trucks & Thomas trains. I survive our crazy days with Vanilla Coke, Sonic slushies, sweet snuggles and little giggles. When I tuck them in tight & kiss them good night, I get a little time to create & just be me.


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