Shhhortcut Sauce

1) Get the pasta water on the stove on high. When boiling, add salt and 1/2 Tbsp cooking oil.

2)While heating up the water, in a separate saucepan start frying up 2 hamburgers (Fresh is faster, but I always have frozen ones!). Break ‘em up while cooking to whatever size pieces you like (I like big chunks!). Let the meat cook well so that dark spots cook onto the pan surface.

If working frozen meat, at about halfway into this step, the water will be ready for the salt, oil & pasta. If using fresh or precooked meat, start pasta water earlier!

3) Dump a jar of tomato sauce on top of the cooked meat. If it looks too thick, add a little water (2 Tbsp) and stir so that the cooked bits get reabsorbed into the sauce. Put the lid on it and simmer on low as long as you want. I usually eat this right away with no extra simmer.

That’s it. Hubby says it’s consistently good with the Fire-roasted Tomato. Let me know if you get good results with other brands!