An Introduction to Spaghetti

It’s very common to overthink or over-prep for a meal. It’s also common to not have the time or energy to make a super intricate dish. For those who want a simple, yet delicious meal, this spaghetti recipe is absolutely perfect. With few ingredients, little prep time, and a delectable outcome, spaghetti is perfect for those who want a quick, yet put-together meal. Spaghetti is also an easily customizable meal, allowing consumers to add whatever type of meat, sauce, or noodles they prefer! Spaghetti noodles are actually the easiest type of noodle to create, so if homemade noodles are preferred, spaghetti is the perfect choice.

History of Spaghetti

The world famous dish known as spaghetti is said to have originated from Sicily in the 12th century. However, many have argued that influence of the creation of the dish had come from other places over time, so its possible that the meal was invented elsewhere long before this. Some time ago, spaghetti noodles actually used to be double the length that we typically see now! Regardless of its past, the dish is an extremely popular and comforting thing to eat all around the world, and has been for some time now.

Unbelievably Easy

Many people struggle to find time to make a meal that keeps them full and satisfied. Parents coming home from a long day at work just want to relax. Students who attend a campus for classes all week have no more energy to cook. Luckily, this recipe takes no more than ten minutes to make. All of the ingredients that are included are also things that are most likely already in the pantry, or easily accessible from a local grocery store. If this meal sounds right for you, let’s begin!

Ingredients

• Box of uncooked spaghetti noodles
• One jar of spaghetti sauce
• One teaspoon of salt
• one teaspoon of pepper
• one pound of hamburger meat (optional)

Utensils

• One medium sized pan
• One medium sized pot
• Ladle or large utensil available to you
• Bowl (any size you prefer)

Steps

1. Gather ingredients and utensils.
2. Place your medium sized pan on stove and set to medium heat.
3. Add your meat into pan.
4. Ground your meat and cook until well done (completely browned, 6-9 minutes)
5. Add your sauce, salt, and pepper to the same pan and mix together with ladle or other utensil.
6. In your medium sized pot, add noodles and cook as directed on box.
7. Strain excess water from noodles once cooked.

   

8. Combine your cooked noodles and meat/sauce mixture, and mix together.
9. Serve!

Keep in mind that this recipe is just one of many different ways you can make a spaghetti dish! Feel free to change, add, or remove certain items based on your preference.

Works Cited

[1] Taste, “How to Cook Spaghetti”, taste.com.au

[2] BBC Radio 4, “Ten tantalizing facts about spaghetti”, abc.co.uk

[3] Olena Osipov, “10 minute easy spaghetti recipe”, iFoodReal.com, 2024

[4] Ollie Poole, “The story of everyones favorite pasta-spaghetti”, The Real World, trafalgar.com, 2022