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Spaghetti with Marinara Sauce

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  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 50 min
  • Servings 4
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Get ready to gobble up your new family favorite - a one-pot spaghetti dinner doused in Marinara sauce.
Updated Oct 7, 2010
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Ingredients

  • 1 medium onion
  • 2 cloves garlic or 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 small green bell pepper
  • 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
  • 1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh or 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh or 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon fennel seed, if desired
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt (for cooking spaghetti), if desired
  • 8 oz uncooked spaghetti

Steps

  •  
    1
    Peel and chop the onion to measure 1/2 cup. Peel and finely chop the garlic. Cut the bell pepper in half lengthwise, and cut out seeds and membrane. Chop enough bell pepper to measure 1/4 cup. Wrap any remaining bell pepper with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
  •  
    2
    In a 2-quart saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat 1 to 2 minutes. Add the onion, garlic and bell pepper. Cook 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  •  
    3
    Stir in the tomatoes with their liquid, tomato sauce, basil, oregano, 1/4 teaspoon salt, the fennel seed and pepper. Heat to boiling over high heat. Once mixture is boiling, reduce heat just enough so mixture bubbles gently and does not spatter.
  •  
    4
    Cover with lid; cook 35 minutes, stirring about every 10 minutes to make sure mixture is just bubbling gently and to prevent sticking. Lower the heat if the sauce is bubbling too fast.
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    5
    After the sauce has been cooking about 20 minutes, fill a 4-quart Dutch oven about half full of water. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt if desired. Cover with lid; heat over high heat until the water is boiling rapidly. Add the spaghetti. Heat to boiling again. Boil uncovered 8 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until tender but not mushy.
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    6
    Place a strainer or colander in the sink. Pour the spaghetti in the strainer to drain. Serve with the tomato sauce.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    In a 12-inch skillet, cook 1 pound lean (at least 80%) ground beef with the onion, garlic and bell pepper over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is thoroughly cooked. Place a strainer or colander in a bowl; line with a double thickness of paper towels. Pour the beef mixture into the strainer to drain. Return beef mixture to skillet; discard paper towelsand any juices in the bowl. Continue with step 3.
  • tip 2
    The sauce may look ready to eat after heating to a boil. However, the longer cook time over low heat is necessary to develop the flavors.
  • tip 3
    A tightly held bundle of spaghetti, about the diameter of a quarter, weighs about 4 ounces.

Nutrition

340 Calories, 5g Total Fat, 11g Protein, 62g Total Carbohydrate, 7g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
340
Calories from Fat
45
Total Fat
5g
8%
Saturated Fat
1g
4%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
580mg
24%
Potassium
530mg
15%
Total Carbohydrate
62g
21%
Dietary Fiber
5g
22%
Sugars
7g
Protein
11g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
8%
8%
Vitamin C
25%
25%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
20%
20%
Exchanges:
3 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
4
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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