Jean’s Ultimate Spaghetti Sauce & my delicious Bruschetta Recipe!

“Cooking is about passion, so it may look slightly temperamental in a way that it’s too assertive to the naked eye.” – Gordon Ramsay

Spaghetti can be as simple as noodles with butter, or as elegant as a delicious meat sauce with sautéed vegetables and freshly grated parmesan cheese. In my home, we like them both, and everything in between.

Today I’m going to show you how to make my personal favorite, along with offering a few variations. I of course use my marinara sauce as the base, and then add several ingredients. If you have my cookbook, Lovingly Seasoned Eats & Treats, you can find this recipe on page 414. I’ll also provide the link to the recipe here at my blog. What is your favorite sauce? Let me know in the comments below.

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Ingredients: Yields approximately 8 to 10 cups of sauce.

2 pounds ground meat: I used fresh ground pork here, but you can use beef or chicken or a combination of either
6 cups of my Marinara sauce or your favorite spaghetti sauce
1~ 16 ounce can of tomato sauce
8 ounce container of fresh cremini mushrooms, sliced
1 green pepper, diced
3 Roma tomatoes, diced
1 medium red onion, diced
2 fresh garlic cloves minced OR 2 tsp jarred
1 TBSP Italian seasoning
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic salt
1 tsp pink Himalayan salt
1 tsp fresh ground black pepper
¼ tsp red pepper flakes
2 TBSP Extra virgin olive oil
4 TBSP salted butter

You can serve this with my delicious Bruschetta as well!

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Here is the LINK for my Marinara Sauce Recipe. Enjoy friends!

PRO TIP: When trying to figure out how much sauce, remember that 1 cup = 8 ounces. This will help you if you are purchasing pre-jarred sauce. It’s fine to go over or under an ounce or two.

1.  Heat a large skillet; add 1 TBSP oil, 2 TBSP of the butter, and meat; fry until crumbly.

Fry on medium heat until crumbly.

2. In another skillet, add all veggies, spices, and garlic, sauté covered until tender, about 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally;

3. Next add tomato sauce and blend.

4. Next add cooked meat and blend.

5. Simmer for at least 1 hour covered, stirring occasionally.

6. In a large stock pot heat about ¾ full pot of water to a boil; cook noodles according to package instructions.

Serve with a salad and my delicious Bruschetta. Watch my YouTube Video here!

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Eat fresh, shop local & have a happy day,

Jean

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Recipe for Corn Chip Lettuce Salad and 3 Cheese Quesadillas

“Cooking is about creating something delicious for someone else.” – Ayumi Komura

It’s a bit early for salad in my opinion, but this is a good one for sure! We are a family of comfort food in the cooler weather, and dive head first into grilling & salads once the weather begins to warm up! 

If you have a copy of my wonderful cookbook, Lovingly Seasoned Eats and Treats, then you’ll be able to find this yummy recipe on page 77. If you don’t own a copy of it, you can purchase it here in either a beautiful spiral bound softcover or NEW, a Downloadable PDF version. o purchase my original cookbook, Lovingly Seasoned Eats and Treats in either a spiral bound soft cover OR NEW, a Downloadable PDF version. 

Check out this super yummy easy recipe here at my YouTube Channel!

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I’ve adjusted the recipe a bit, and provided you with specifics on how I make it! Enjoy friends, and be sure to let me know how you like it in the comments below, I love your feedback!

Ingredients: Yields approximately 4~ 2 cup servings

1 head of lettuce, iceberg is best for this salad

6-8 hard boiled eggs, diced or quartered

1 cup shredded Colby jack cheese or similar

4-6 cups of crumbled corn chips. I prefer Frito Lay brand, and I only use about 4 cups

½ pound bacon, fried and crumbled

Dressing:

1 cup Miracle Whip. Do not substitute with mayo, it does NOT taste the same!

⅛ cup white vinegar

¼ cup white whole milk

¼ cup brown sugar

¼ cup white sugar

Easy 3 Cheese Quesadillas!

To make 1 you’ll need: You can use any cheese you want but here is what I used and it was a perfect blend of mild to sharp!

1 TBSP salted butter
1 Extra large flour tortilla
2 slices mozzarella cheese
2 slices baby Swiss cheese
2 slices of mild to sharp cheddar cheese

Directions:

In a skillet, melt the butter; spread to cover the whole bottom of the skillet.

Place the tortilla down in the skillet.

Add cheese to cover 1 half of the tortilla; fold over to make a half moon.

Fry for about 1 to 2 minutes, or until golden brown; flip and repeat.

I added about 5 sundried tomatoes and some fresh basil leaves into mine! So yum!

In a bowl, combine all the dressing ingredients and blend until any lumps have been blended thoroughly.

In a large salad bowl, toss together the first 5 ingredients.

When you are ready to serve, add the dressing into the salad and toss until evenly coated.

PRO TIP: I precut my bacon into about 1 inch pieces and fry to eliminate the crumbling! Much easier & faster!

This is a sweet tasting salad, and you can cut back the amount of sugar if you choose to, but I suggest you try it as the recipe states first and then adjust.

How to make perfect hard boiled eggs:

In a medium pot, fill a bit more than 1/2 full with cold water.

Place eggs carefully in water and bring to a boil on high heat; boil for 3 minutes.

Turn heat off, leave eggs in water for an additional 5 minutes.

Drain water and place water in a bowl with ice cubes and cool. Peel.

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Until next time remember to,
Eat fresh, shop local & have a happy day,

Jean

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