Yes, really. This is what we called Monday night’s dinner. When our dinner plans fail us, the huz and I challenge each other to “whip something up.” And so, being failed by a “faulty” (ha!) oven, I was challenged to “whip something up.”
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- EVOO
- 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
- 1/2 yellow onion, diced
- salt &pepper
- oregano
- basil
- big tube noodles (I’m so sure any noodles would work with this one!)
- grated parmesean
Get Cookin’
- Ina large pan, brown ground beef and saute onions (together) in about 1 Tablespoon EVOO
- Drain beef/onions
- over medium heat put beef/onions back in pan and add tomatoes and seasonings (determine amount by taste). Cook through about 5-10 minutes.
- Meanwhile cook the noodles in a pot, according to package directions
- Serve meat sauce over noodles, topped with parmesean
Star Power Rating: Noodles. Noodles. Noodles. Any time I serve noodles the kids will give it 2 thumbs up. 2 big thumbs up. So, from them, this would be a 5-star meal. And Big really liked the sauce. But the huz and I agreed something was missing. It lacked in the seasonings department. I could so easily have added more basil or oregano. Or cinnamom. Or veggies. So, this really only gets a 2.5 out of 5. Because it was bland. Though easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy to make. And despite the rating, I can totally make it again, and will.
Notes for next time: Perhaps I’ll make it a goal for 2010 to perfect my home made meat sauce. Some ideas: use fresh basil. add more seasoning. include a little garlic (though not much, I don’t like garlic). toss in some capers. or a bay leaf. saute in other diced veggies like peppers or ‘shrooms or zukes. Just make it tastier. This is a good start…
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