Braces-Friendly Recipes

Here's a recipe that is safe for those of you with braces!

BEST BAKED SPAGHETTI (6-8 servings):

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 medium onion, chopped or 1 Tablespoon dried onion
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 3 (8 oz.) cans tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup Burgundy or merlot wine (Burgundy gives a deeper flavor)
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 Tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup grated American cheese, about 4 slices, or 1/2 cup grated mild cheddar cheese
• 1/2 lb. dry spaghetti, broken in half

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In a large no-stick frying pan or Dutch over, saute meat, onion and garlic.  Add tomato sauce, wine, oregano, sugar and salt.  Simmer, cover, 1 hour, stirring occasionally.  (It really makes a difference if you can take this amount of time!  Otherwise 20 minutes will serve to heat everything.)  Cook spaghetti and drain.  put half the spaghetti in a greased 3-quart casserole, and then add half the sauce and 1/4 cup of the grated cheese.  Add the remaining spaghetti and sauce, and stir everything with a large spoon.  Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top.  Best if baked for 45 minutes at 350 degrees.