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Fast, easy, ready in 15 minutes, and my family loves it.
That’s my idea of the perfect weeknight dinner.
This spaghetti checks off all those boxes and it’s comforting, hearty, and great for chilly winter nights.
It’s as easy as browning ground beef, adding your favorite pasta sauce, and tossing with spaghetti. But here’s where the time-saving ingredient comes into play.
I used Barilla® Half-Cut Spaghetti from their Pronto line. Pronto is an innovative pasta line that helps make mealtime more convenient because it’s ready in about 10 minutes with no waiting for the water to boil or draining required.
Simply place Pronto in the pan, cover with cold water, and cook over high heat until the water is absorbed.
I love that it cooks to al dente perfection and I don’t have to wait for water to boil or even bother draining it.
Little things add up to big time savings on busy nights when I’m trying to get dinner on the table quickly. Plus cleanup is fast and easy.
I used Barilla® Tomato and Basil Sauce because I’m a tomato and basil fiend but you can use your favorite sauce.
I garnished the spaghetti with fresh basil and freshly grated Parmesan cheese for extra flavor. Because cheese, yes, obviously.
Easy 15-Minute Spaghetti
Fast, easy, ready in 15 minutes, and my family loves it is my idea of the perfect weeknight dinner. This spaghetti checks off all those boxes and it’s comforting, hearty, and great for chilly winter nights. It’s as easy as browning ground beef, adding your favorite pasta sauce, and tossing with spaghetti. Use your favorite sauce and I garnished the spaghetti with fresh basil and freshly grated Parmesan cheese for extra flavor.
Yield: serves 4 to 6
Prep Time:5 minutes
Cook Time:about 10 minutes
Total Time:about 15 minutes
Ingredients:
- one 12-ounce box Barilla® Pronto® Half-Cut Spaghetti
- pinch salt, optional to taste
- 1 pound ground beef or ground sirloin (I used and recommend 90% lean so you don’t have to drain it)
- one 24-ounce jar Barilla® Tomato and Basil Sauce or your favorite sauce
- finely chopped fresh basil for garnishing, optional
- freshly grated Parmesan cheese for garnishing, optional
Directions:
- To a large pan, add the pasta, cover with 3 cups cold water, optional salt to taste, and boil over high heat until water has absorbed, about 10 minutes, but watch your pasta and cook as needed until al dente. While pasta boils, brown the ground beef.
- To a large skillet, add the ground beef and cook over medium-high heat, breaking up the meat with a spatula as it cooks to ensure even cooking.
- After beef has cooked through, add the pasta sauce, stir to combine, and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, or until heated through.
- After pasta has cooked for about 10 minutes, or until all the water has been absorbed, add the sauce over the pasta and toss to combine in the skillet or alternatively plate the pasta and add sauce to each individual plate as desired.
- Optionally garnish with basil and Parmesan to taste and serve immediately. Pasta and sauce are best warm and fresh but extra will keep airtight in the fridge for up to 5 days.
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This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Barilla . The opinions and text are all mine.
