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How to Make Basic Spaghetti Sauce (a Guide for Children)

By Barbara Bell, published Feb 27, 2007
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You will need:

  • 1 jar Spaghetti sauce with meat (Prego, Ragu, DelMonte, Francesco Rinaldi, are all good brands. Ask your Mom if she has a favorite.)
  • 1/2 of a one-pound (16 oz.) package of thin spaghetti, vermicelli or angel hair. [When you put your finger and thumb around the bunch of dried spaghetti, the circle it makes should be about the size of a quarter. Measure two bunches the size of a quarter.]
  • Minced dried onion and garlic powder (in the herbs and spices department)
  • salt
  • pepper
  • small can of mushrooms if you like them
  • Parmesan cheese
  • 1 pound ground beef if your Mom wants it. She might have to brown it for you, or watch while you brown and drain it.


Takeaways
  • Basic tools for making easy spaghetti sauce.
  • Basic steps for assembling the sauce with minimal supervision.
  • Teaches child to follow a sequence of instructions, make decisions, test results.
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