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I made dinner last night. If you know anything about me, you know that’s actually pretty rare. It’s not that I hate cooking. It’s just that with working full-time and running a blog and an online shop, I’m tired. So I tend to do a lot of takeout, delivery, frozen foods, or anything else unhealthy you can think of. Or MyPatna cooks, and he is good! But yesterday I got a wild hair and decided we needed some spaghetti, and I needed to make it. I only had about 40 minutes to cook, and I wanted it to be the best damn spaghetti possible in 40 minutes. So I used @thepioneerwoman jarred sauce in 4 Cheese flavor. First I browned a pound of burger, then added the sauce and simmered it slowly with minced garlic, salt and pepper, for about 30 minutes. Here’s the secret trick: pasta water. While my sauce was simmering, about every five minutes I added a tablespoon of the pasta water from the noodles that were boiling. I added 5 to 6 tablespoons total. You want to make sure that you cook the sauce for at least five minutes after adding the last spoonful of pasta water so that you don’t end up with watery sauce. Giving it that last five minutes let’s it thicken up to perfection! Pasta water adds something. I don’t really know what it is, but you can definitely taste the difference. It just feels like it mixes everything together and marries the flavors beautifully. I didn’t invent this trick though! Major shout out to my girl @beautyfromburnttoast for her amazing food hacks! She has fantastic tricks and ideas on her Instagram and her blog, so check her out right now! Tonight is spaghetti leftovers, YAY! What are you having for dindin? #spaghettidinner #foodporn #ilovefood #foodhacks #coolinghacks #pastawater #frugalfashion #thebonafidebroad #affordablefashion #affordablestyle #thepioneerwoman #spaghettisauce #hamburger #fridayvibes #fridaydinner #itswhatsfordinner #instagood #kitchen #style #affordable #flashesofdelight #mykindofmeal #yummy #foodiesofinsta #sogood #getinmybelly #italianfood #comfortfood #foodstagram #beautyfromburnttoast

I made dinner last night. If you know anything about me, you know that’s actually pretty rare. It’s not that I hate cooking. It’s just that with working full-time and running a blog and an online shop, I’m tired. So I tend to do a lot of takeout, delivery, frozen foods, or anything else unhealthy you can think of. Or MyPatna cooks, and he is good! But yesterday I got a wild hair and decided we needed some spaghetti, and I needed to make it. I only had about 40 minutes to cook, and I wanted it to be the best damn spaghetti possible in 40 minutes. So I used @thepioneerwoman jarred sauce in 4 Cheese flavor. First I browned a pound of burger, then added the sauce and simmered it slowly with minced garlic, salt and pepper, for about 30 minutes. Here’s the secret trick: pasta water. While my sauce was simmering, about every five minutes I added a tablespoon of the pasta water from the noodles that were boiling. I added 5 to 6 tablespoons total. You want to make sure that you cook the sauce for at least five minutes after adding the last spoonful of pasta water so that you don’t end up with watery sauce. Giving it that last five minutes let’s it thicken up to perfection! Pasta water adds something. I don’t really know what it is, but you can definitely taste the difference. It just feels like it mixes everything together and marries the flavors beautifully. I didn’t invent this trick though! Major shout out to my girl @beautyfromburnttoast for her amazing food hacks! She has fantastic tricks and ideas on her Instagram and her blog, so check her out right now! Tonight is spaghetti leftovers, YAY! What are you having for dindin? #spaghettidinner #foodporn #ilovefood #foodhacks #coolinghacks #pastawater #frugalfashion #thebonafidebroad #affordablefashion #affordablestyle #thepioneerwoman #spaghettisauce #hamburger #fridayvibes #fridaydinner #itswhatsfordinner #instagood #kitchen #style #affordable #flashesofdelight #mykindofmeal #yummy #foodiesofinsta #sogood #getinmybelly #italianfood #comfortfood #foodstagram #beautyfromburnttoast

#spaghettidinner #foodporn #ilovefood #foodhacks #coolinghacks #pastawater #frugalfashion #thebonafidebroad #affordablefashion #affordablestyle #thepioneerwoman #spaghettisauce #hamburger #fridayvibes #fridaydinner #itswhatsfordinner #instagood #kitchen #style #affordable #flashesofdelight #mykindofmeal #yummy #foodiesofinsta #sogood #getinmybelly #italianfood #comfortfood #foodstagram #beautyfromburnttoast

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