tonight's meal: spaghetti (with marilyn's meat sauce)

appx 30 min from start to finish.

ingredients:

1lb ground turkey or beef (we usually use turkey)

1/2 clove garlic, minced

1/2 tbsp parsley

1/2 tbsp basil

3/4 tsp salt

1 can diced tomatoes, undrained

1 (6 oz) can tomato paste + 1 can filled with water

1/2 tbsp sugar

angel hair/thin spaghetti noodles (we usually use whole wheat)

1. brown meat slowly.

2. add remaining ingredients and allow to simmer.

3. boil noodles, drain and top with meat sauce.

notes: this is also the meat sauce for the lasagna we make (the very first casserole i would ever eat!). it's definitely one of our go-to meals. the kids gobble it up (like they both had three helpings kind of gobbleitup). it's so easy, healthy, and tasty... you'll never serve a sauce from a jar again!

*bonus: add jar or two of carrots stage 1 baby food for extra hidden nutrition. it'll be your little secret. i usually leave out the sugar (or at least reduce it) when i do this.