🥩 Ingredients
- 250–500g ground beef
- 1 jar pasta sauce (marinara or spaghetti sauce)
- 250–400g spaghetti
- 2–3 cloves garlic (optional but better)
- 1 tbsp oil
- Salt & black pepper
- Optional: onion, Italian seasoning, chili flakes
- Parmesan cheese for topping
🔥 How to Make It
1. Cook pasta
Boil spaghetti in salted water until al dente.
Save a little pasta water before draining.
2. Cook beef
Heat oil in a pan.
Add ground beef and cook until browned.
Drain excess fat if needed.
3. Add flavor (optional but worth it)
Add garlic/onion and cook 1–2 minutes.
Season with salt, pepper, Italian herbs.
4. Add jar sauce
Pour in the jar sauce.
Let it simmer 5–10 minutes so flavors blend.
Add a splash of pasta water if it’s too thick.
5. Combine
Mix spaghetti into the sauce or serve sauce on top.
😋 What it tastes like
- Rich tomato sauce
- Savory beef in every bite
- Soft pasta coated in flavor
- Simple, cozy, no-fuss dinner
🔁 Easy upgrades
- 🧄 Garlic butter finish for richness
- 🧀 Mozzarella or parmesan melt on top
- 🌶️ Chili flakes or hot sauce for heat
- 🍄 Mushrooms for deeper flavor
- 🥕 Grated carrot for hidden sweetness
⚡ Pro tip
Simmering the jar sauce with the beef for even 5–10 minutes makes it taste way more “homemade” and less like jar sauce.
If you want, I can also make:
- 🔥 “spaghetti upgrade” (restaurant-style meat sauce version)
- 🧀 baked spaghetti casserole with cheese top
- 🍝 or a high-protein gym version with macros
