Click here to return to the recipe search.

Recipes

Click here for a printable version of this recipe.

One Pot Spaghetti

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 25 minutes

Ingredients
1 pound Laura’s 92% Lean Ground Beef or 96% Lean Ground Round
1 small onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 (14.5-ounce) cans no-salt diced tomatoes, undrained
1 (8-ounce) can no-salt tomato sauce
1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste
2 cups water
1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
Dash pepper
7-ounces of packaged spaghetti, uncooked
Grated fresh Parmesan cheese and fresh basil leaves

Directions
1. Cook first 3 ingredients in a large Dutch oven, stirring until beef crumbles and onion is tender; drain.
2. Stir in tomatoes and next 7 ingredients; bring to a boil.
3. Add pasta and cover, reduce heat and simmer, stirring often 20 minutes.
4. Top with cheese and fresh basil, if desired.

Makes 6 to 8 servings.

Cooking Tip: Break your spaghetti noodles to fit the pot. This makes it easier to incorporate the pasta into the rest of the dish.

Nutritional Analysis Per Serving Based on 8 Servings
Using Laura's 92% Lean Ground Beef
CALORIES 269(20% from fat); FAT 5.0g (sat 1.6g); PROTEIN 15.6g; CARB 29.5g; FIBER 3.3g; CHOL 30mg; IRON 3.3mg; SODIUM 496mg

Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch; 3 vegetable; 2 lean meat

Using Laura's 96% Lean Ground Round
(Low Fat Recipe)
CALORIES 259 (12% from fat); FAT 2.8g (sat 1.1g); PROTEIN 17.1g; CARB 29.5g; FIBER 3.3g; CHOL 30mg; IRON 2.4mg; SODIUM 496mg

Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch; 3 vegetable; 2 very lean meat