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The Best and Easiest Spaghetti

By: Ladan 
"This is the recipe my mother taught me when I was a teenager."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.0 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (4)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 4 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 12 ounces spaghetti
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2/3 cup water

Directions

  1. Heat oil in a medium skillet. Add chopped onions, and cook until tender. Add ground beef, and brown. Stir in salt and turmeric. Dilute tomato paste in water, and add to the beef mixture. Cook for 30 minutes over medium heat.
  2. Cook spaghetti in a large kettle of boiling salted water according to package directions. Drain well.
  3. Combine beef mixture and noodles in a large kettle. Cover, and cook over medium heat for 30 to 40 minutes.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 793 | Total Fat: 43.1g | Cholesterol: 85mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 2, 2007 by Mango   view full review
I thought this was really good, although I did make a few changes. I changed the setting so...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 18, 2003 by KIMMEE223   view full review
I liked the flavor of this spaghetti, but I think the sauce needs more sauce. It only made...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 15, 2005 by ALPATON   view full review
This smelled good when the beef was cooking but I was a little confused in the last stage -...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2011 by Beachfire   view full review
This recipe almost tastes like the spaghetti I grew up eating. Ground turkey makes a great...

 

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