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This healthy skillet spaghetti is the easiest “pot” of spaghetti you’ll ever make because the pasta cooks in the sauce!
Skillet spaghetti is a simple, easy way to get a spaghetti dinner on the table. There is zero boiling the pasta ahead of time because everything cooks together in one, big skillet.
Can I Cook Spaghetti Noodles In The Sauce?
Yes! But with one adjustment. You have to add enough water to the sauce to actually rehydrate (cook) the spaghetti. The recipe below accommodates that.
Can You Cook Spaghetti In A Skillet?
You can! You’ll want to use a large pan. The bigger the better. I’ve even boiled pasta in water in a skillet before. But we won’t be doing that here.
How Long Do You Cook Skillet Spaghetti For?
Different types of pasta cook for different lengths of time. There are different thicknesses of spaghetti noodles, so it will all depend very heavily on what your particular package of pasta calls for. This recipe uses a standard, whole-grain spaghetti and cooks for 20 to 30 minutes.
Do You Add Pasta To Sauce Or Sauce To Pasta?
If you boil your pasta separately, you’ll want to add the pasta to the sauce. You’ll continue to simmer the sauce with the pasta in it for about 1 to 2 minutes and then serve it.
But with this recipe, you don’t have to worry about it either way because everything cooks together.
How Do You Cook Spaghetti Without It Sticking?
When you initially put your pasta into the liquid (whether it’s sauce or water), you’ll want to stir it well and make sure your noodles are well separated before walking away from the pot. Also, be sure there is enough liquid in the pot or skillet.
How Long Does It Take To Cook Pasta In A Frying Pan?
In general, it can take up to about 30 minutes, depending on the pasta you use.
Can I Make Pasta Without Boiling It?
Yes! Cook it in the sauce the way this recipe calls for.
“One Pot” Skillet Spaghetti
The great part about this recipe is that everything happens in one skillet. So there won’t be any big pasta pot to clean up after dinner.
Recipe Additions
If you want to make this skillet spaghetti a little heartier, try adding one or two of these.
Mushrooms
Grated carrots
Zucchini
Splash of red wine (if you like wine in sauce).
Splash of balsamic vinegar (gives the sauce a deeper, richer flavor).
Chopped green pepper (red peppers work too. Any color is fine)
Recipe Variations
Switch out the ground turkey for ground beef, or any ground meat you prefer.
Add a couple of teaspoons of Italian seasoning.
Try adding some Italian sausage.
Use marinara sauce (with no added sugar) instead of tomato sauce.
Garnish Options
These are classic garnishes that will all work quite well with this recipe.
Brown the turkey in your pan, using the olive oil.
Once the meat has lost all of its pink color, add all the spices to the pan and stir well to combine.
Pour in the water (start with 3 cups, you can always add more as needed) and tomato sauce and stir gently while bringing the sauce to a gentle boil.
Add the pasta, stir and cover the pan with a lid.
Check on the pasta often so as to keep it from burning on the bottom of the pan. Cook until the pasta reaches your desired level of “doneness” (Is that a word?). About 20-30 minutes. Remember to stir!
Allow to cool a bit and top with parmesan when serving.
Can I Use A Different Type of Pasta?
Yes, providing you use enough liquid to cook it.
What Size Skillet Should I Use For Skillet Spaghetti?
Use the biggest skillet you have. A 12 to 15-inch skillet is about right here. I have found that a cast iron skillet works best here. But any skillet will work.
NOTE: You will need a very large pan for this. Mine was a 10 cup, cast iron pan and it was just barely large enough.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Italian
Prep Time: 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 30 minutesminutes
Total Time: 50 minutesminutes
Servings: 10servings
Calories: 290kcal
Equipment
1 Large Skillet
Ingredients
1½lbs.ground turkey
1tbsp.olive oil
2tbsp.onion powder
1tbsp.chili powder
1½tsp.dried oregano
2tsp.dried basil
1tbsp.garlic powder
3cupswater(+ 1 if needed)
30oz.canned tomato sauce(no sugar added)
1lb.whole grain spaghetti
grated parmesan cheese
US Customary – Metric
Instructions
Brown the turkey in your pan, using the olive oil.
Once the meat has lost all of it’s pink color, add all the spices to the pan and stir well to combine.
Pour in the water (start with 3 cups, you can always add more as needed) and tomato sauce and stir gently while bringing the sauce to a gentle boil.
Add the pasta, stir and cover the pan with a lid.
Check on the pasta often so as to keep it from burning on the bottom of the pan. Cook until the pasta reaches your desired level of “doneness” (Is that a word?). About 20-30 minutes. Remember to stir!
Allow to cool a bit and top with parmesan when serving.
Notes
Please note that the nutrition data is a ballpark figure. Exact data is not possible.
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When eaten in moderation, pasta can be part of a healthy diet. Whole-grain pasta may be a better choice for many, as it is lower in calories and carbs but higher in fiber and nutrients. However, in addition to the type of pasta you pick, what you top it with is just as important.
The name assassina, which means killer, refers not to the felony, but rather the risottatura cooking technique that cooks pasta like risotto. Instead of boiling the spaghetti, it's cooked directly in the pan by consistently adding water to it each time the pasta absorbs it.
Boiling a pot of water on most residential stoves takes roughly forever. I can make pasta in a pan in about 13 minutes start to finish. I can't even get a large pot of water to boil in that time. You do you, but there are zero downsides.. it's incredibly easy.
Whole Wheat Spaghetti: This is typically the healthiest choice among the three. It's made from whole wheat flour, which retains the bran and germ, providing more fiber, vitamins, and minerals compared to refined pasta. Whole Wheat Penne: Like whole wheat spaghetti, whole wheat penne is a good choice.
Cooking pasta in the sauce instead of in boiling water will increase the amount of time it takes to cook through. It's a good technique to use if you want to delay serving your pasta for a few minutes. Make sure to keep the sauce thinned out with pasta water as the pasta finishes cooking if you use this method.
All pasta, spaghetti, elbows, macaroni, penne, shells etc.all make me happy. One of my favorite ways is to fry them up in butter, or oil, with herbs and spice. It turns the pasta from a soft, al dente noodle, to something more crispy.
Two word-of-mouth origin stories for the name spaghetti all'assassina include a chef who neglected his pasta until the whole thing burned (thus “killing” it) and the "killer" spices in the dish that set many a tongue on fire.
“I think mostly it's a geographical thing, with Jersey Italians preferring gravy whereas New Yorkers and people on Long Island saying sauce. The sources that I used in my book were from 1900-1940, and invariably the word sauce is used and very rarely did I encounter the word gravy.
Spaghetti means "little twine," and variations include spaghettini (thinner), spaghettoni (thicker), bucatini (thicker and straw-like, with a hollow center), capellini (very thin) and angel's hair (thinnest). Spaghetti is traditionally served with simple, thin sauces such as olive oil or marinara (tomato sauce).
As pasta finishes cooking in the sauce, starches on the surface of the pasta and the cooking water expand and burst, thickening and binding up the surrounding liquid. The result is a thicker, richer, more cohesive sauce that clings to your pasta just like vinaigrette to salad greens.
According to that line of thinking, the starchy pasta water helps to bind and thicken the sauce, and in some cases—such as buttery or oily sauces—emulsifies it into a creamy, non-greasy coating.
The fact that cast-iron skillets can go from the stove to the oven to the table makes them an ideal dish for preparing these pasta recipes. Plus, you'll have less dishes to wash once supper is over when everything comes together in one skillet.
Also called whole-grain pasta, this type of pasta keeps the bran, endosperm, and germ of the grain together. It's filled with fiber, vitamins, and minerals. This helps you feel full longer and keeps your blood sugar from spiking. It also has a little over 8 grams of protein per cup cooked.
In fact, whole wheat or whole grain pasta is the best option for weight loss as whole wheat pasta takes longer to digest than pasta made from refined flour. Slower digestion means blood sugar will rise slowly after consumption, preventing your body from storing excess fat.
Overall, if you're trying to reduce calories or carbs, spaghetti squash is the better choice. And it's richer in many nutrients, too, like B vitamins and vitamin C. Spaghetti squash is a nutritious, low carb alternative to pasta. It's also much lower in calories than pasta.
Non-bleached pasta is typically made from durum wheat semolina or whole wheat flour, giving it a slightly darker and more rustic appearance than bleached pasta.
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