Ground Chicken Spaghetti | Cheap & Easy Weeknight Meal

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is often less expensive and has a neutral flavor.

Boil a big pot of water.

Slice up an onion and mince two garlic cloves.

Add a tablespoon of olive oil to a dutch oven over medium-low heat.

Add chopped onion with a pinch of salt and cook until softened.

Add ground chicken and break it apart with a meat masher or wooden spoon, cooking until no longer pink.

Add minced garlic and a spice combination of basil, parsley, oregano, and red pepper flakes.

Add jar marinara sauce and a dried bay leaf, then cover and simmer until pasta is ready.

Add spaghetti to the boiling water, using half a package or a full 16 oz package for larger families, along with a teaspoon of olive oil and a teaspoon of salt to avoid sticking.

Cook spaghetti until al dente, or for 1-2 minutes longer if preferred.

Ladle the sauce over the cooked spaghetti and top with shredded parmesan cheese.

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