Spaghetti with Meat Sauce

Ingredients

• Spaghetti

  Dry pasta, enriched

  16 oz or 454g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Ground beef

  80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw

  16 oz or 454g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 medium or 110g

• Pasta sauce

  Spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve

  2 cup or 512g

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the spaghetti according to package directions until al dente, then drain.
2. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef and diced onion, breaking up the meat as it cooks until browned and the onion is tender. Drain off excess fat.
3. Stir the pasta sauce into the beef-onion mixture and simmer until heated through and slightly thickened, 3–5 minutes. Adjust seasoning as desired.
4. Serve the meat sauce over the cooked spaghetti.