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Spaghetti Three Ways

Type: Pasta
Courses: Main Course
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

  Spaghetti Regular
2 teaspoons 10mlOlive oil
1 cup 62g / 2.2ozFinely chopped onions
1 tablespoon 15mlMinced garlic
1   Whole tomatoes - (35 oz)
1 teaspoon 5mlSugar
1 teaspoon 5mlSalt
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlGround pepper
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlOregano
1   Thyme
1 lb 454g / 16ozSpaghetti - cooked
  Sausage and Peppers
1/2 lb 227g / 8ozSweet italian sausage
1 lb 454g / 16ozGreen pepper - cut in strips (medium)
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlRed pepper flakes
  Ricotta Topper
1 cup 146g / 5.1ozPart skimmed ricotta cheese
2 tablespoons 30mlGrated parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons 30mlChopped fresh parsley
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlSalt
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlGround pepper

Recipe Instructions

Heat oil in a skillet. Add onions; cover and cook for 5 minutes or until tender. Stir in garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Add tomatoes, sugar, salt, pepper, oregano and thyme. Bring to a boil, over medium high heat, cook uncovered for 20 minutes. Break up tomatoes with a spoon while cooking. Transfer sauce to a bowl, Reserving 1/2 cup if making sausage and peppers. Toss remaining sauce with cooked spaghetti. Makes 4 servings - each serving = 515 calories, 5 g fat (1 g sat fat), 0 g chol, 946 mg sodium, 101 mg carbo, 17 g protein. Sausage and peppers: Remove sausage from casing. Crumble in a no stick skillet. Add green pepper and red pepper flakes and cook for 12 minutes or until sausage is browned. Drain, discarding dripping. Add reserved tomato sauce and stir to mix. Top each serving with sauce. Makes 4 servings - each serving = 655 calories, 15 g fat (4 g sat fat), 32 mg chol, 1347 mg sodium, 103 mg carbo, 26 g protein. Ricotta topper: Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Top each serving of spaghetti and sauce with 1/4 of the ricotta topping. Makes 4 servings ~ each serving = 615 calories, 10 g fat (4 sat fat), 21 mg chol, 1234 mg sodium, 104 mg carbo, 26 g protein.

Source:
Michele Urvater

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