Yesterday Bianca was out working and I was in charge of dinner.
I wanted to make something she could eat when she got home around 9 pm but I didn't have much time myself to make something amazing.
This happens sometimes to all of us I imagine :)
In a pinch, I usually go for pasta bolognese with vegetables.
It's probably not the most sophisticated dish on the planet but it's healthy and fast to prepare.
I made it loads of time when I was single.
I think anyone can make this dish and it beats a microwave dinner :)
Let's cook.
Ingredients: Spaghetti, red onion, red pepper, mushrooms, grated cheese, rocket salad, pasta sauce in a bag (or jar) and ground beef (not in picture).
Start with browning the meat. Put a little bit of oil in the pan and stir the meat until it's almost cooked. It does not matter if there are some raw pieces (it will all cook in the sauce).
Cut the vegetables while the meat is cooking and add them to the pan.
Stir the vegetables with the meat and cook for around 5 minutes.
Add the sauce to the mixture. The sauce I used was very thick so I added some water.
Put the lid on the pan and let simmer while you cook the pasta.
For pasta I choose spaghetti because we had an open bag. If you give the pasta a twist with both hands it will feather out and it will be easier to put it in the pan.
The secret is to undercook the pasta and finish it in the sauce. Pasta gets soft because it absorbs water so if you finish it in the sauce it will absorb the sauce and taste much better. This will work for almost any pasta dish. I usually cook the pasta 2 minutes less than recommended on the package. The spaghetti I cooked for 5 minutes. You can see it still 'looks' a little bit hard.
Stir the spaghetti in the sauce and just let it sit there for 2-3 minutes. It will absorb the sauce and will get cooked perfectly.
End result: A very fast and healthy plate of pasta in under 20 minutes. I added some cheese on top and made a quick side salad with some rocket and olive oil. It was delicious! Bianca like it a lot too (3 hours later!).
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my favorite food is spaghetti and pasta's yummy!
thats soooo delicious exyle 😍
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It looks delicious!!! I'd have the pasta bolognese for lunch!!
Oh the mushrooms, they always turn a simple dish into a masterpiece! Here in the supermarkets in Brazil they are now selling a box to grow mushrooms, everything comes ready, you just need to water the box and the mushrooms start to grow. Unfortunately they still don't have one that grow champignons.
Que interessante! Não sabia disso. Quanto custa uma caixa dessa?
A ultima vez que comprei estava 30 reais. Acho bem barato, considerando que o preço dos cogumelos aqui esta na media dos 12 reais e ela produz quase 4 vezes mais que isso!
Whoa, that's cool. Wish we could get that here in the states, maybe we can? I'll have to look for that.
Que massa vou procurar aqui na Inglaterra.
lol
Nice. Looks delicious.
yh it is so delicious.. <3
I'm now salivating😍😍😍.
Looks like this meal i prepared last week
Wow! that looks incredible!
You are a true definition of a romantic man. If you were a Nigerian, lots of ladies would love you for this.
Nigerian ladies love men who are romantic and who can cook. I an pretty sure Bianca loves you for this as well.
To be honest I hate cooking. Even as a bachelor ,I don't cool for myself, I rather eat out but seeing you do this gives me so much hope and tells me that I can do it and because of this, i will be trying out this recipe today
Thanks for being my culinary motivation...lolzzz
You should try to learn to cook some simple dishes. It can be fun too, man! It's not a bad skill to have.
Every man should know how to cook. I do almost all of the cooking in our house, my wife is a good cook, but doesn't love to do it often, and I do. I also have four sons, all of them will learn to cook, at least well enough to please themselves, before they leave my house.
yes it is good that everyone can at least cook for theirselves while they are out of home.. <3 i also love cook by my self infact when my mom is at home...
A fine dish, my friend and looks very appetizing! Meat stuffing, which you fried so originally and after adding vegetables to it, it becomes saturated, and when sauce was added to it, it became simply delicious! This sauce and even with spaghetti can be eaten without stopping! Thank you Mark for a wonderful recipe!
Haha good job on this recipe, I really like how you explained it I’m gonna try it out as I need healthy foods like pasta in my life and I’m glad Bianca liked it. Thanks
Hey, altijd lekker een goed bord pasta ziet er heerlijk uit! Fijne nacht en tot morgen!
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It's the thought that counts! Eating something made by a loved one makes even the worse meals in the world turn superb
I was really looking up to how the spaghetti would become in the end product, and I was not even expecting it so good,
I think Bianca should go out more often, so you can be in charge of cooking,v
What process! What end product! Sweeeeeeet
Wow! This should be delicious bro without being told. Your photos are dope too.
I fancy the way you twisted the pasta on the pot.
Permit me to steal that style dude ;)
congratulations dear friend @exyle you are an excellent chef, that is very good, it looks very delicious, I must admit that it has opened my appetite.
thank you very much for sharing the culinary secrets, the recipe and the step by step
I wish you a happy rest
I love a bit of spag bol! One day we will see a big habanero or scotch bonnet on that ole chopping board! ;O)
Looking delicious. Anything left ;-)
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Pasta bolognese with vegetables is really yummy who cares if its not a sophisticated dish just aslong as its cooked to your liking I have also done that trick with the spaghetti its genius @exyle
Nice, I'll have to try this next time I'm doing Spaghetti, minus the mushrooms, unless I'm alone, my family will not consume this wonderful food. Thanks for the post! @markrmorrisjr
O man, that's a shame. I love mushrooms!
I do too!
bro you just made the professional pasta like a pro chef damm its making me hungry so cool :)
gotta love the humble spag bol.... :-) i always grate a few zucchini in the mix as well. adds some veges that you can't taste (not that that is a problem) and it looks like the meat as well, or at least the onion. :-)
Damm we all need to start taking cooking classes from you that's looking deliciousness at its best :D
wow amazing recipe indeed, i really like vegetables and especially mushrooms and rocket salad is my favorite because they increase the flavor and taste of the dish and vegetables are also full of nutrients and vitamins, i notedown the recipe and i surely give it a try and man the end result of the dish is no doubt superb and it looks so tasty too, thanks for sharing this recipe with us and wish you a very joyful and cheerful week ahead, Stay blessed.
It's definitely one of my favourite pastas this week :d
wow i would to love to eat it too..... Your wife is very lucky to have a wonderful husband. God Bless :)
I’m hungry now! Looks great!
@exyle looks delicious. I might modify how I cook and prepare my spaghetti next time and try your recipe.
Great tip! I will certainly apply it.
Some chefs recommend not rinsing the pasta. You didn't show this step, so do you concur? I always rinse pasta to prevent starchiness.
This dish looks professional.
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Mmmh , Yami i never thought you would cook such amazing food
it seems you have started the weekend in the right footing ,
Happy weekend
I'm sure it was very delicious.
Ummm yummy 😊
Well the pictures sounds very attractive and made me hungry =D
Yes you remember me of myself when i cock something by myself , i feel very happy when i see those good results :)
Healthy vegetables are really good for cooking. These are a good post to you. Thanks to vegetables, you have the ability to cook so simple and easy vegetables to share among us.
It looks delicious really u are great man
Your wife will /are very happy with you
Because you are good in making money and cocking food
Yummy <3 This is my favorite appetizer, Bolognese O Even Yummier with meatballs on it. <3
I'm Italian and everything seems very good. Hungry now.
Woow..Amazing post..I appreciate your blog ..
Thanks for sharing your writing story..
Carry on your life.
@exyle looks delicious. Why don't you use fresh tomatoes to prepare it. I find it has a much richer taste than the packaged tomato paste
I'll be over shortly with an apatite and a bottle of red wine. ~Cheers
Good job!
This meal looks very delicious I will try the recipe one of these days
You really are good with food, I wish I could create dishes like you do, thumbs up bro, great meal you have there
wooow excellent friend @exyle delicious silver bon appetit .... a taste
I’m realy enjoying steemit. I already did some recipe idea from steemit post, and it was pleasant surprise. You just gave me an idea to make another surprise for my family. Once I do it I will post on steemit. Food looks delicious. I’m sure you enjoy it.
The thing with most Italian food is that it’s simple to prepare but nevertheless delicious to taste.
Pasta, pizza, lasagne... all simple and all delicious!
Am already salivating.... will try it someday. My friend in the Netherlands once told me about this some few weeks ago.
Waaaw cuisine is very tasty,
Saha is also very fond of cooking, kaang sometimes I often cook something new
This nice post.. i like your story thanks for sharing..
you really are a very romantic person, you people who care about each other, surely your partner really likes you, really delicious cuisine ,,,
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