SIMPLE SPAGHETTI MADE WITH GROUND BEEF RECIPE

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey lowers fat content while ground pork is often less expensive.

canned tomatoes

🥗Healthier: fresh tomatoes

💰Cheaper: crushed tomatoes

Fresh tomatoes provide a lighter flavor while crushed tomatoes are budget-friendly.

bell pepper

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: carrots

Zucchini offers similar texture with fewer calories, while carrots are economical.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier, while canola oil is often cheaper.

Add water to a 3 Quart Sauce Pan

Add salt to water (Optional)

Heat to Boiling

Once water begins to boil, add pasta - Stir with fork so pasta doesn't stick to each other

Turn heat down to medium/high heat until pasta is cooked through

Drain water from pasta

Add ground beef, onion, salt & pepper to frying pan

Allow ground beef to cook all the way through until browned

Drain grease from ground beef

Once pasta and ground beef have been drained, add noodles, ground beef & spaghetti sauce to pot

Stir until all are well mixed and heated to your desired temperature

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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