World's BEST Spaghetti RAO’s Homemade Marinara
World's Best Spaghetti with the world's best pasta sauce using Rao's Homemade Marinara. A quick and easy dinner made with the most basic ingredients.
Servings: 5 servings
Ingredients
- pot of water
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 4 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 1 medium onion finely chopped
- 32 ounces Rao's Homemade Marinara Sauce
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- salt to taste
- 1 pound whole-wheat spaghetti
- 2 handfuls fresh basil julienned
- 1/2 cup reserved pasta water add more if needed
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
for garnish
- 1/2 tbsp parmesan cheese optional
- fresh basil
Instructions
Step 1 - Prep
- Start by heating a pot of water for your pasta. In the meantime, finely chop an onion and 4 cloves of garlic.
- Add uncooked spaghetti to boiling water along with salt. Follow the directions on the package and cook until al dente.
Step 2 - Cook the Pasta
- Heat a pot on medium heat and add extra virgin olive oil and crushed red pepper flakes.
- Once the pepper flakes sizzle for about 10 seconds, add garlic. Saute for 20 seconds.
- Now add onions. Season with a little salt. Saute for a 3-4 minutes until golden.
- Add the Rao’s Marinara sauce - you'll need 32 ounces of sauce for this recipe. It's amazing so hope you're using it.
- Season with 1/2 tsp of black pepper and salt to taste. Stir.
- Cover with a lid for about 10 minutes.
- In the meantime, check on the spaghetti - should be done or close to it.
- Now add all the pasta to the sauce.
- Toss well. Add 1/2 cup of reserved starchy pasta water - more if needed. Toss. Turn off the stove. Season with salt or black pepper as needed.
- Add the basil. Toss some more.
- Add parmesan cheese. Toss. This makes it nice and creamy.
- Top with fresh basil and parmesan cheese. It's insanely good.
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Notes
Note: World's Best Spaghetti with Rao's Homemade Marinara was first published on May 16. 2012 and has since been updated with new photos.
Nutrition
Calories: 463kcal | Carbohydrates: 81g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 1039mg | Potassium: 802mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1086IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 194mg | Iron: 5mg