MomCooks

March is National Nutrition Month, and thanks to Del Monte, I have a great recipe to share with you for Simple Marinara Sauce. It’s my absolute favorite comfort food, a bowl of perfectly cooked thin spaghetti noodles topped with a delicious, fresh-tasting tomato sauce and a sprinkle of parmesan cheese. YUM.
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While browsing blogs over the weekend, I came across this recipe post – http://lifeasmom.com/2009/03/urs-pasta.html
She makes a huge pot of tomato sauce, lets it simmer, and then adds UNCOOKED italian sausage links and lets those simmer in the sauce for two hours. I’ve always browned ground italian sausage and then added the tomato products to it.
Now [...]

I am not at all ashamed to admit that boxed meals with the word “Helper” in them appear on our dinner table once a month or so. This recipe that I found on BettyCrocker.com  uses a box of Chicken Helper Fettucine Alfredo with extra ingredients added to kick up the flavor. I think it sounds [...]

Another yummy-sounding sauce recipe from the Good Morning America website:
Rocco DiSpirito’s Marinara Sauce:
Ingredients
# 1/2 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
# 6 garlic cloves, minced
# 1 large yellow onion, cut into small dice
# Salt
# Crushed red pepper
# Two 28-ounce cans tomato puree
# 1/2 cup water
# 1 small piece Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese rind
# 1 large sprig fresh basil
#
Cooking Directions
Heat a [...]

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/recipe?id=7344257
George Stephanopoulos’ Sunday Sauce with a Greek twist:
Ingredients
# 3 medium sweet onions
# 3 carrots
# 3 celery stalks
# 1 tablespoon garlic (chopped)
# 4 strips thick bacon
# 1 1/2 pounds ground chuck
# 1/2 pound ground pork
# 1/2 pound ground veal
# 1 large can plum tomatoes
# 1 cinnamon stick
# 3 ounces milk
# 3 tablespoons olive oil
# Salt and [...]