How to Season your Beef for Spaghetti
I wanted to share a tip with you for how to season your beef (or other ground meat) for spaghetti. This is a great kitchen tip, and you will wind up with perfect tasting meat for your spaghetti as a result. Not seasoning your beef will leave it bland.
How to Season your Beef for Spaghetti:
For my seasoned beef I like to add salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, chopped onion and minced garlic. I brown the ground beef, minced garlic and onion. Drain off any excess fat, then add the seasonings. Making sure to mix the beef well with the seasonings. Next all you have to do is combine the meat with your sauce and heat thoroughly. Serve over pasta.
If you are using 1 lb. of beef, then I would suggest the following ratio however it is really up to your taste preference.
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- 1 tsp minced garlic (you can use 1/2 tsp dry)
- 1/4 cup minced onion (you can use 1 tsp dry)
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp pepper
How to season beef for spaghetti
Ingredients
- 1 tsp. minced garlic (you can use 1/2 tsp dry)
- 1/4 cup minced onion (you can use 1 tsp dry)
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp pepper
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 jar sauce of your choice
- 1 box pasta of your choice
Instructions
- For my seasoned beef I like to add salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, chopped onion and minced garlic.
- I brown the ground beef, minced garlic and onion.
- Drain off any excess fat, then add the seasonings. Making sure to mix the beef well with the seasonings.
- Next all you have to do is combine the meat with your sauce and heat thoroughly.
- Serve over pasta.
I like to serve my spaghetti with Garlic Breadsticks.
You may enjoy these Spaghetti Recipes:
Cincinnati Style Chili n Spaghetti
And here is a recipe on How to make Homemade Marinara to put on top of your spaghetti!
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Thank you for your points on how to season meat for spaghetti. A recipce would be even more helpful.
Becci
You recipe for seasoning beef for spaghetti was indeed very tasteful. Thank you.
Onion salt or onion powder? Garlic salt or garlic powder? Thanks so much
Both are minced. You could substitute but the measurements would be different.
I would do powder for both since your using salt, you can always add more salt. Thats what I do. 😊
Hi there! I’ve personally found that seasoning the meat BEFORE cooking (even if just S&P) heightens the flavor immensely beyond adding it after browning. I put my pound of meat in a bowl, sprinkle my seasonings, and squish with my hands (wearing nitrile gloves, of course). Be yourself, and do what works for you, but I figure, why not experiment?
Having so much fun making this! Wish you would let us know how much of onion and garlic we should put in the meat! But thank you!
Updated for you! Thanks!
Thanks for the great tips for seasoning meat. Spaghetti is great, but the meat definitively has to be done right for me to enjoy it. Using minced garlic and chopped onions really sounds great! My mouth is watering.
I made this with the seasonings put in while it is cooking and it tasted wonderful. The meat tasted bland when I did it last time even though I had good spaghetti sauce. That is what made me look into your recipe. Thank you for sharing.
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