Super Easy Homemade Spaghetti O’s

The coolest part of this is that you can cook the pasta right in the dish!! Because, even though anyone can boil water, who wants to wash the pasta pan??

Jennie McKenna

Now these are spaghetti O's I can get into! :) Love the recipe!

Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers

I do basically the same thing only add about 1/2 cup of ketchup and call it goulash.

Sherry

Great weeknight meal!

Stephanie G

I can't wait for the post on jarred pasta sauce! We use Prego Marinara. I actually always preferred the taste of it, but when I was looking for a good sauce for the kids I noticed it has no added sugar. All of the other reasonably priced brands have added sugar or cheese. This looks delicious! I wonder if it would come out good with whole wheat macaroni!

Rebekah H

I use Turkey meat because I don't eat beef. I also add fresh spinach to it.

Niosha

I can't wait for the post on jarred tomato sauces. Being on WW I find it hard to find a pasta sauce that is low in points that I like. Additionally I can't eat any of those artificial sweeteners which limits my choices. I can't even think about eating the canned spaghetti o's, but I think I will try this recipe for homemade.

Marlene

Very cool, but I'm vegetarian and wouldn't use beef- I wonder if mushrooms or extra veggies would be a good sub.

I'm interested on the sauce article, too- I use seasoned canned crushed tomatoes instead of jarred sauce- it seems to have no added sugar and additives, etc. i'm always worried about BPA though.

Love that this is a one pan dish- I'll have to experiment!

JILL

I don't buy jared sauce at all...I make a huge batch of sauce when I have a free day and am in the mood. It consists of just crushed organic tomatoes and tomato paste, lots of seasonings including a meripoie? carrot, onion, and celery. Simmer all day and then freeze one meal portions.

Barbara

My grandmother made a version of this dish called goulash but growing up I heard this dish called American Chop Suey which is what I call it. The differences are minor in effort but major in flavor and nutrition. I use pastured beef and organic vegs when possible, including green pepper, onion, celery and 1 garlic clove. I haven't found a healthy version of Delmonte stewed tomatoes so I still use those, about 1 can per lb. beef, plus 1 tbsp paste. I blenderize the st. tomatoes first. I also cook my sm. elbows separately and throw them in at the end. It's still a very easy spoon-friendly dish that makes a ton of comfort food [freezes well too]. I love this dish any time of year! If anyone hasn't tried ACS, the internet has many versions. :)

BarbL

Barbara.....I'm with you! In the summer when fresh tomatoes r available, I too make stewed tomatoes with

mirapoix! Freeze in pints and quarts. [Also marinara or just plain crushed tomatoes!] There are times when Delmonte's stewed tomatoes r just calling me and no defrosting! I wish they would get with the times and use bpa-free cans and sugar vs. hfcs, arghh! they are the worst thing in my pantry and I feel guilty when I grab them. :(

BarbL

Why wouldn't you use the extra lean (93-96%) lean ground beef or the 100% ground turkey instead of the 85%. Then no draining is necessary and it is so much lower in saturated fat!

Rita

I notice the recipe calls for "tomato sauce" not tomato pasta sauce. Here in the U.S. "tomato sauce" means just tomatoes and nothing else added.

With that, one can always add herbs and spices to taste. I often don't add anything.

I_Fortuna

Thanks I needed a quick dinner for tomorrow night that I could make tonight and this is it.

Sue

Use the alphabet shaped pasta from Earthfare stores for a more "O" styled experience... OK, a-e-i and u as well.

(In cub scouts we call this Cowboy Stew)

Jonni Hovan

Okay I made this and doubled the veggies and made little meat balls using organic meat. Loved it.

Sue

I made this about a year ago from another blog and boy it was sooooooooooooo GOOD!!!!!! I loved it!

Tanya