Chef Boyardee spaghetti and meatballs, dressed
This canned dinner gets a fresh lift with sautéed garlic, good olive oil, and a handful of torn basil to cut the sweetness of the sauce. Twenty minutes start to finish, and you feed two tired people who need real dinner tonight.
About 470 calories a serving, 39 g protein, 2 g carbohydrate, 33 g fat. From USDA figures for 75% of the ingredients; amounts are the recipe's.
To buy
- small bunch fresh basil
From your shelf
- 14.5 oz Chef Boyardee spaghetti and jumbo meatballs
Staples
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic
- pinch salt
- to taste pepper
- Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Mince 2 cloves garlic and add to the oil, stirring until fragrant, about one minute.
- Pour the entire can of Chef Boyardee spaghetti and meatballs into the skillet with the garlic oil. Stir to coat the pasta and meatballs evenly, breaking up any clumps.
- Simmer over medium heat for five minutes, stirring occasionally, until heated through and the sauce clings to the pasta.
- Tear a handful of fresh basil leaves into the pan and stir through. Taste and season with a pinch of salt and pepper if needed.
Note Swap the basil for a squeeze of lemon juice if that is what you have. Leftovers keep refrigerated for two days in a covered container and reheat gently in a skillet with a splash of water. Serve with crusty bread to soak up the sauce, or scatter grated parmesan over the top.
On the label
Tomatoes (Tomato Puree, Water), Cooked Enriched Spaghetti (Water, Enriched Wheat Flour [Durum Wheat Semolina, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate {Vitamin B1}, Riboflavin {Vitamin B2}, Folic Acid], Wheat Protein Isolate [Wheat Gluten, Phosphate, Lactic Acid], Glycerol Monostearate), Meatballs (Pork, Water, Dark Chicken, Mechanically Separated Chicken, Beef, Crackermeal [Enriched Wheat Flour {Bleached Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid}, May Contain Guar Gum], Soy Protein Concentrate, Textured Vegetable Protein [Soy Protein Concentrate, Caramel Color], Salt, Flavorings, Caramel Color, Soybean Oil, Citric Acid), Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, LESS THAN 2% OF: Modified Corn Starch, Dehydrated Onions, Dehydrated Garlic, Salt, Sea Salt, Romano Cheese from Cow's Milk (Part-Skim Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Potassium Chloride, Citric Acid, Spices, Ammonium Chloride, Yeast Extract, Flavorings, Lactic Acid. CONTAINS: MILK, SOY, WHEAT
Chef Boyardee, pasta/noodles, serving 255 GRM, package 14.5 ONZ. Ingredients as printed on the label.
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Cooks as meatballs, spaghetti. Half of it left? Use up the meatballs.