SIMPLE BUTTER NOODLES

Easy Buttered Noodles Recipe
Prep time: 10 minutesCook time: 8 minutesYield: Serves 4

Ingredients
1/2 pound egg noodles
2 Tbsp butter
2 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
Salt and pepper to taste

Method
1 Heat 2 quarts of water with 1 Tbsp kosher salt in a large pot on high heat until boiling. Add the egg noodles. Cook for 5 minutes. Reserve 1/4 cup of the pasta cooking liquid and drain the noodles.
2 Place the drained hot noodles in a large bowl. Add the butter and Parmesan and stir until the butter has melted. Stir in a tablespoon or two of the pasta cooking water. Stir in the chopped parsley. Add salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.

Spaghetti with an easy sauce

 Instead of opening a jar, try this easy  with meat sauce on a weeknight. Great on a  cold day.Serve with steamed broccoli or other greens, and a loaf of piping hot garlic bread. I prefer hot garlic bread for a side.

ingredients For 8 servings Split in half for 4 servings or freeze your leftovers

1 box of your prefered spaghetti noodles

1 chopped onion

1 chopped carrot

1 stalk Celery chopped

4 minced gloves garlic

1 tablespoon itialian season

1 pound ground beef

1 can crushed tomatoes

1\4 cup parsley

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

and of course alter ingredients to your pleasing but I like the dish the Way It Is.

Directions

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook pasta until just tender, 8 to 10 minutes or according to package directions. Drain.

Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, carrot, and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is beginning to brown, 5 to 8 minutes.

Stir in garlic and Italian seasoning; cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add beef and cook, stirring and breaking up with a spoon, until no longer pink, 3 to 5 minutes. Increase heat to high. Stir in tomatoes and cook until thickened, 4 to 6 minutes. Stir in parsley and salt.

Serve the sauce over the pasta, sprinkled with cheese. 

Enjoy!,!!