Who doesn’t like spaghetti for dinner? Well, it all starts with a great sauce and this is the best basic spaghetti sauce recipe around!
Spaghetti with Meat Sauce was a standard dinner when I was growing up. We just called it “Spaghetti” and that meant spaghetti noodles (none other) with a sauce made out of ground beef and tomato sauce. I don’t really remember what else my mom put in there. But it was always good and so easy to make.
I still do it today and I do adjust it based on what vegetables I have in my fridge and what ground meats I have. The basics stay the same though. It’s a simple sauce and it’s delicious every time.
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What to do with lots of celery in the fridge? Make pasta with celery, of course! It’s real easy, with a great texture from the lightly cooked celery strips. It has that celery crunch and a garlicky, lemony fresh parsley flavor.
How Much Spaghetti Do I Make?
This spaghetti sauce recipe makes enough for about 8 people. To get a sense of what a serving looks like, each will have about 1/2 cup of tomato sauce and 1/4 pound of meat. That’s going to work for about 3 oz. of dry spaghetti per person (you’ll cook it before serving it though, of course). So you’ll want to make about 24 oz. of pasta (that’s 1.5 pounds or, in other words, 1 and a half (16 oz.) boxes).
Note that if you want to make this sauce stretch further, you can. I find that if each person is making their own plate and puts noodles first and then tops with sauce they take more sauce than if I pre-mix the two together. If you want the sauce to feed 10-12 people, make 2 to 2 and 1/2 pounds (32-48 oz.) of spaghetti and then mix it with the sauce before serving.
Difference Between Basic Spaghetti Sauce And Bolognese
Note, this recipe is not Spaghetti Bolognese and it is not trying to be any fancy or traditional sauce. This is just a meat sauce for spaghetti. It’s what I, and probably most North Americans, think of when they hear the words “Spaghetti Sauce.” There’s ground meat, tomato sauce, various veggies, and Italian seasonings in my sauce recipe. If you’d like another quick variation of this sauce, try my Instant Pot Spaghetti Sauce.
Bolognese on the other hand is a traditional Italian pasta sauce. There are common ingredients between the two, such as onion, ground beef, and tomato paste or tomatoes. But Bolognese stands apart with the wine and milk that is included. It’s also usually simmered at length to create a thick sauce.
Easy Linguine with Celery
FAQ
Is celery good in spaghetti?
Does celery add flavor?
What does celery do in cooking?
Can you make pasta with celery?
Make pasta with celery, of course! It’s real easy, with a great texture from the lightly cooked celery strips. It has that celery crunch and a garlicky, lemony fresh parsley flavor. It’s definitely an all-year-round dish but works particularly well in the summer when looking for lighter pasta recipes. WANT TO SAVE THIS RECIPE?
Is celery rated highly for nutrition?
Celery is a nutritious food with nutraceutical properties such as platelet antiaggregation, hypolipidemic, antioxidant and hypoglycemic. Despite all the possible benefits of its consumption associated with a healthy diet, it is not considered a super food.
Is celery pasta vegan?
Vegan, Vegetarian, & Dairy Free! This celery pasta is the tastiest, freshest dinner recipe. It’s perfect for a hearty meal for the family, and also great to make for company if you are having guests for dinner. It makes a great holiday pasta dish as well – a simple vegetarian recipe to serve with a salad. Pasta is a fast and inexpensive meal.
How to cook celery?
For a shorter cooking time, you could first blanch the celery in water with a bit of baking soda. Baking soda is alkaline and has the opposite effect of acid on cooking the celery. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a frying pan.