I meet with a group of 12 adults and 3 toddlers every week to eat dinner. It is my week to fix dinner. Everyone loves my homemade spaghetti sauce. I was thinking it may be easier to cook a different type of noodle to go with it rather than the plain spaghetti noodle. I have to cook the dinner and transport it to my friends house. Any suggestions?
2007-11-11 02:11:40 · 12 answers · asked by HSH03 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Everyone seems to like penne or mostaccioli. Small children like those shapes because they can eat them with their fingers. Also, the grooves and hollow inside help the sauce stick to the pasta. If you make it the baked version, it transports and reheats in the oven very well. Prepare the pasta, add the sauce, and top with grated cheese. Put it in the oven for about 10-15 minutes right before serving to melt the cheese and warm it through. Enjoy!
2007-11-11 02:22:27 · answer #1 · answered by x dee x 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would do a baked ziti using your sauce. I think that would be yummy. And a casserole dish would be great for transport. Pair with a garlic bread and a salad and you have yourself a delicious meal that will go along way.
This is my favorite recipe serves six so you would want to double it and substitute your sauce for the jarred:
12 ounces ziti or other small tube pasta
2 pounds ground beef
1 (28 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
2 eggs
1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese
2 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
DIRECTIONS
Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in spaghetti sauce. In a bowl, combine the eggs, ricotta cheese, 1-1/2 cups mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese.
Drain pasta; add to cheese mixture and toss to coat. Spoon a third of the meat sauce into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking dish; top with half of the pasta mixture. Repeat layers. Top with remaining meat sauce.
Cover and bake at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese. Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Let stand for 15 minutes before serving.
2007-11-11 02:27:15 · answer #2 · answered by Jenn L 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its been said that the more interesting shapes of pasta let whatever sauce adhere to them better.There is also the visual appeal of a different shape in a pasta dish, as well as the different colours of pastas made with different vegatables.One thing that might work is, cook two batches of noodles, the larger portion for the adults in whatever shape you wish, then a small portion of "kid friendly shapes", for the toddlers, then just top them with your consistantly yummy sauce. What it all boils down to is:its not what shape of pasta you use, its the love and care that went into fixing the meal for your group of friends.Cheers
2007-11-11 02:31:07 · answer #3 · answered by Lynn M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think spaghetti would be fine for transportation, but would you want to maybe try something heartier, like fetuccine, since it will be sitting for a while? Or were you going to cook the noodles when you get there?
You could try ziti or rotini, so it's more spoonable....
2007-11-11 02:20:54 · answer #4 · answered by Ginger R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use something like Penne or a Ziti noodle it will hold the sauce well and you can bake it and transport easily.
2007-11-11 02:23:29 · answer #5 · answered by kaziman_2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If everyone likes your homemade sauce, why not use it to make a lasagna? Same great sauce, add a little zing by using sausage nstead of ground beef. And, very transportable!
2007-11-11 02:27:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
confident. We call that Siamen right here. this is Oriental noodle soup(now no longer useful who invented it,because of the fact all of Asia eats those). Ramen is a style of this and in no way the ideal you will discover. they arrive in distinctive types. i like spicy Shrimp(Marachun) and Thai peanut. in many circumstances circumstances I upload Soy Sauce and Corn to the soup. this is so inexpensive,yet severe in Sodium, so i do no longer consume it better than as quickly as a week
2016-11-11 03:25:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
why not do a baked ziti to showcase your sauce...cook the ziti and mix in your sauce and cheese(parm and mozzarella) and serve with a ceaser salad and some breadsticks. Yum yum
2007-11-11 02:27:30 · answer #8 · answered by kimmyg1967 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ziti or penne will hold up, and can easily be reheated casserole-style. Plus, it's less messy for the little ones to eat.
2007-11-11 02:22:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe a rotini (spiral noodles) would be fun!
2007-11-11 02:21:00 · answer #10 · answered by Reenie: Mom of Marine 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋