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Save the spaghetti?

geegerbee — Sun, 16 Aug 2020 22:32:12 GMT

I bit the bullet and paid $8 for a jar of Rao's spaghetti sauce. Then I overcooked the angel hair spaghetti and it is limp and awful. Is there any way to fix this? I don't want to throw it out.

Re: Save the spaghetti?

PA Mom-mom — Sun, 16 Aug 2020 22:35:01 GMT

@geegerbee Did you mix the Rao's with the pasta? If not, cook another batch of pasta.

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geegerbee — Sun, 16 Aug 2020 22:50:57 GMT

Yes, I mixed it together before I realized it was a soggy mess.

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PA Mom-mom — Sun, 16 Aug 2020 22:59:23 GMT

@geegerbee Yikes! Maybe a baked spaghetti pie? OR, just " Eat it, Eat it!"

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cookie16 — Sun, 16 Aug 2020 23:04:14 GMT

Rather than toss it, I would put half in a baking dish, layer mozzarella, rest of macaroni, top with more mozzarella and bake it. Everything is better with cheese melted in and on, IMO.

Re: Save the spaghetti?

panda1234 — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 11:20:44 GMT

@geegerbee wrote:
I bit the bullet and paid $8 for a jar of Rao's spaghetti sauce. Then I overcooked the angel hair spaghetti and it is limp and awful. Is there any way to fix this? I don't want to throw it out.

@geegerbee Just a side note, Costco and BJs have Rao's for a lot less.

Re: Save the spaghetti?

Bhvbum — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 13:21:37 GMT

@geegerbee wrote:
I bit the bullet and paid $8 for a jar of Rao's spaghetti sauce. Then I overcooked the angel hair spaghetti and it is limp and awful. Is there any way to fix this? I don't want to throw it out.

Try Trader Joes instead. It has the exact same rating as Rao's:

Trader Giotto’s Organic Tomato Basic Marinara (Trader Joe’s Brand)
Rating: 5
Price: $2.29 per 25-ounce jar ($0.09 per ounce)
Nutrition Info (per 1/2 cup): 60 calories, 440 milligrams sodium, 3 grams sugar
Our Take: Take a peek in the jar and you can see the chunks of tomatoes and pieces of basil. The sauce has a pleasant tomato flavor that's not overwhelming or too acidic. This was the only organic brand of the bunch (and the cheapest per ounce!) with no additives or sugar added. It also contains 25% of your daily vitamin C, which tied with Rao’s for the highest in the group.

Rao's is .28/ounce

Re: Save the spaghetti?

vabreeze — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 14:14:45 GMT

@geegerbee

Do a search for salvaging or fixing lover ooked/spongy pasta. In the articles I found, adding the pasta sauce helps mask the overcooked spaghetti although it was suggested that the pasta be sautéd first. Adding crunchy veggies will also help.

Since practicing social isolation, there was a period of time that I made meals primarily (or soley) from pantry/canned items until I was comfortable going out to the grocery stores again. To amuse myself, in my mind I would become a contestant on Chopped when preparing these meals. For this pricey sauce and overcooked pasta, as a Chopped contestant, I think I'd puree the two items and use them as part of a base to make a creamy soup with lots of veggies.

Re: Save the spaghetti?

NanaBanana — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 19:17:40 GMT

So does walmert.

Re: Save the spaghetti?

geegerbee — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 01:58:59 GMT

Rao's has No sugar:

Our sauces have no tomato blends,

no paste, no water, no starch, no filler, no colors, no added sugar.

Apparently that is why it costs more.than Trader Joes, Ragu, etc.

It was hands down the best rated on America's Test Kitchen.

Re: Save the spaghetti?

alicedee — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 02:03:54 GMT

After making the same mistake years ago, I stopped mixing the sauce in with the spaghetti. I keep them separate...put the cooked spaghetti on the plate, then top with however much sauce I want. Much easier to "catch" a mistake with overcooked pasta, and not waste all the sauce if I goofed!

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ID2 — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 10:32:56 GMT

Who doesn't like overcooked pasta??? Enough to throw it out? Really? I love overcooked pasta. I'm retired and can't just willy-nilly throw out food.

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faeriemoon — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 12:00:17 GMT

Throw it out. Don't waste more ingredients trying to morph it into something edible.

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goldensrbest — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 23:45:17 GMT

Just eat it, put leftover in fridge, pasta will soak up the sauce.

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EatWell — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 00:23:23 GMT

IMO, overcooked cooked pasta is horrible.
No self respecting Italian would eat pasta other than if cooked "al dente".

Try saving your overcooked spaghetti by making Chinese tomato beef chow mein. Add sliced green bell peppers, onions, and (optional) curry powder if you like.👍. Use a little vegetable oil and stir fry on high heat to make the noodles crispy. Non stick skillet or wok helps.

~Life is short. You may die tomorrow.
Eat well. Because you are what you eat.~

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Mominohio — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 03:38:16 GMT

I love that sauce! It's so expensive I rarely buy it though.

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proudlyfromNJ — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 03:55:46 GMT

@Mominohio wrote:
I love that sauce! It's so expensive I rarely buy it though.

@Mominohio I guess we can agree on something even if it's only spagetti sauce. I try and stock up on when it's on sale.