While making dinner last night, I reached into the refrigerator  for the spaghetti sauce, (I know, my bad.  Scratch is better.) opened the lid, and was met with mold on the inside of the cap!  WHAT!?  I checked the expiration date-still good. I promptly tossed the jar into the trash can and went downstairs to see if I had any spaghetti sauce in my (small) stash.

I sent a shout out on Facebook seeing if anyone had a quick and easy spaghetti sauce recipe they could give me and started frantically searching for my Mom's sauce recipe in my (totally unorganized) recipe basket.

My aunt text me a link to a Pinterest pin and it seemed easy enough except....


So, in my Aries way, (I work best under pressure) I began searching up recipes on the iPad, seeing what all the recipes in the internet world had in common.

(Mind you, my child is running around like a heathen, screaming and throwing things.  Daddy is downstairs working in his office.  The cats are running a muck and Mommy is having a panic attack.  Welcome to my life at dinner time.) 

My trusty iPad informed me that spaghetti sauce had these things in common:





I had everything but the garlic, basil, oregano, and tomato paste.

So, I began rummaging around my spice cabinet again and came up with garlic powder and Italian seasoning.


I started throwing ingredients in my skillet with the meat already browned, stirred it around really good, and let it simmer, while covered, for a good fifteen minutes.


I was very proud of myself in the kitchen last night.  I actually used my resources (and my brain) and was able to produce a spaghetti sauce on the fly.

Please pin this image.   Ingredients:  1 can of diced tomatoes 1 can of tomato sauce 1 can of tomato paste 2 tbsp. of sugar 1/2 tsp. of black pepper Garlic powder Italian seasoning Add all above ingredients into your skillet with your browned (and drained) meat.  When you get to the garlic powder and Italian seasoning, these are to taste.  We like garlic around here, but not overpowering amounts.  I did 3-4 shakes over the entire skillet of both seasonings and it turned out just fine. Mix everything up in your skillet, set your stove to simmer, and cover for about 15 minutes. Do a taste test before you serve.  If it needs more of something, add it now. Voila! On-The-Fly Spaghetti Sauce! So, tell me: What's your go-to spaghetti sauce recipe?