Spaghetti

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Okay, we’re getting personal and one of the things my husband and I always…um…discuss? is what to eat on Halloween. I grew up eating spaghetti. Come on, I have FOUR brothers and and doesn’t it look a little like blood and guts and something a boy would love if marketed correctly on Halloween? Plus, it was easy for my mom to make and get us out the door trick or treating. I know, because I remember, how hard it is to get kids to eat their dinner before trick or treating so this week I’ll make my case why it should be spaghetti, I share with you my husband’s favorite dinner for Halloween, and a new one that just might be tie breaker!
Remember if you have a busy Halloween you can make it in a slow cooker and have it simmering all day (and smelling good all day) Sauces always taste better the longer they can simmer. It’s fast, easy, and delicious…not to mention you can use some of those cannery noodles.

Spaghetti Sauce 

2 T olive or vegetable oil
1 C fresh or 1/4 C dry onion chopped (1 med to large onion)
2 small green bell pepper, chopped (1/2 C)
2 large cloves garlic, minced or finely chopped
2 cans (14 ½ oz.) diced tomatoes, undrained
3-4 cans (8 oz.) tomato sauce
2 T chopped fresh or 2 tsp dried basil leaves
1 T chopped fresh or 1 tsp dried oregano leaves
½ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. pepper

Saucepan on the Stove Directions:
Heat oil in 3-quart saucepan over medium heat. Cook onion, bell pepper and garlic in oil 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Stir in remaining ingredients, . Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 45 minutes
Use sauce immediately, or cover and refrigerate up to 2 weeks or freeze up to 1 year.

Slow Cooker Directions:
Omit the oil (unless you are using olive oil for flavor)
Mix the remaining ingredients together in 3 ½-6 quart slow cooker.
Cover and cook 6-8 hours.

Serving with:
1 lb. cooked ground beef, Meatballs, or Italian Sausage
1 to 1-1/2 lb Spaghetti pasta, cooked
Tossed salad

Time saving Tip: When you buy hamburger or ground italian sausage cook it before you put it 1 lb. packages in the freezer. That way it’s one mess but you’ve cooked the hamburger for multiple meals in advance. No need to thaw before you add it to the spaghetti sauce, if you let it simmer, it thaws in the sauce. EASY!!!
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17 Comments

  1. Your spaghetti sauce recipes looks good! We had dinner-in-a-pumpkin a lot for Halloween.

  2. Your spaghetti sauce recipes looks good! We had dinner-in-a-pumpkin a lot for Halloween.

  3. One of my fave bloggers and a friend from the ward that I grew up on won a trip and a clip on Emeril’s cooking show with her Halloween dinner, “Dead Man on Worms”. She has a picture of it up on her blog, http://www.potsandpins.com because she made it as part of a fabulous halloween party she just threw for the young women in her neighborhood. Basically though it is Meatloaf shaped into the shape of a man on top of your fave halloween meal- spaghetti.

    I love your site and all of your practical and yummy recipes, by the way.

  4. One of my fave bloggers and a friend from the ward that I grew up on won a trip and a clip on Emeril’s cooking show with her Halloween dinner, “Dead Man on Worms”. She has a picture of it up on her blog, http://www.potsandpins.com because she made it as part of a fabulous halloween party she just threw for the young women in her neighborhood. Basically though it is Meatloaf shaped into the shape of a man on top of your fave halloween meal- spaghetti. I love your site and all of your practical and yummy recipes, by the way.

  5. I saw a recipe where they hollowed out bell peppers, then carved jack-o-lantern faces on them and served spaghetti inside. So yeah, spaghetti seems like a great Halloween meal to me! Can’t wait to see your husband’s favorite meal too. 🙂

  6. I saw a recipe where they hollowed out bell peppers, then carved jack-o-lantern faces on them and served spaghetti inside. So yeah, spaghetti seems like a great Halloween meal to me! Can’t wait to see your husband’s favorite meal too. 🙂

  7. We always had Frito boats — Fritos, chili, cheese, onions, and sour cream. Canned chili, not homemade. It was simple and easy. That was also what we had the night we decorated the Christmas tree, actually.

  8. We always had Frito boats — Fritos, chili, cheese, onions, and sour cream. Canned chili, not homemade. It was simple and easy. That was also what we had the night we decorated the Christmas tree, actually.

  9. we always had sloppy joes and jello. usually orange.

  10. we always had sloppy joes and jello. usually orange.

  11. I’m ALL for the slow cooker method!!! Great idea! I grew up on pizza for Halloween–fast and easy so we could get out the door and start collecting candy. Thanks for the memories.

  12. I’m ALL for the slow cooker method!!! Great idea! I grew up on pizza for Halloween–fast and easy so we could get out the door and start collecting candy. Thanks for the memories.

  13. I want to start cooking my ground beef right after I buy it. What’s the easiest way you’ve found to cook a large amount at a time? Thanks for all the fabulous ideas!

  14. I want to start cooking my ground beef right after I buy it. What’s the easiest way you’ve found to cook a large amount at a time? Thanks for all the fabulous ideas!

  15. Britta,

    One BIG pan! 🙂 I cook it up in my biggest pan, drain the fat, and let it cool for about 10 minutes. Then I put it into smaller (sandwich) sized bags and remove the air (this is what makes food freezer burned) and place in the freezer.

    Crystal

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    Britta,

    One BIG pan! 🙂 I cook it up in my biggest pan, drain the fat, and let it cool for about 10 minutes. Then I put it into smaller (sandwich) sized bags and remove the air (this is what makes food freezer burned) and place in the freezer.

    Crystal

  17. Yum!  I make meatballs that look like rats.  Spaghetti for the whiskers and tail, yellow pepper bits for eyes and ears.  
    I also do bats in blood.  Bowtie pasta in Spaghetti sauce.
    Wormy Buns; slice hot dogs into thin strips and fry.  They curl up and look like worms. 
    Dinner in a pumpkin.  A hamburger, rice, cream of mushroom, soy sauce, brown sugar and water chestnuts.  Hallow out a pumpkin and bake this in the oven for about an hour.  My kids insist on this!
    Mummy Pizzas.  English muffins made to look like mummies with string cheese and olive slices.
    We have a lot of fun at Halloween!

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