Side Dish

Spaghetti with Zesty Bolognese

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prep time

10 min

total time

40 min

makes

6 servings, 1/6 recipe (330 g) each

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What You Need

1 small onion, chopped

1/4 cup Kraft Calorie-Wise Zesty Italian Dressing

1 lb. (450 g) extra-lean ground beef

1-1/2 cups canned no-salt-added tomato sauce

1 can (398 mL) no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained

1 Tbsp. Italian seasoning

2 Tbsp. Philadelphia Light Cream Cheese Spread

330 g whole wheat spaghetti, uncooked

1/4 cup Kraft 100% Parmesan Light Grated Cheese

Make It

COOK onions in dressing in large skillet on medium heat 2 min. or until crisp-tender. Add meat; cook on medium-high heat 10 min. or until browned, stirring frequently. Stir in tomato sauce, tomatoes and seasoning. Bring to boil; simmer on medium-low heat 15 min., stirring occasionally.

MEANWHILE, cook spaghetti as directed on package, omitting salt.

REMOVE sauce from heat. Add cream cheese spread; stir until completely melted. Drain spaghetti; place on platter. Top with sauce and Parmesan.

kraft kitchens tips

Sneak Vegetables into the Sauce

Cook 2 each chopped carrots and celery stalks with the onions.

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Amazing!! The longer it cooks, the better it is :)
posted by a cook | on 1/1/2013

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Meh. Pretty bland and too watery for mine and my hubby's taste, even after pretty much doubling the spices. Ended up trying to add some thicker tomato sauce to try and get it to a decent consistency. Just adding the meat, onion and philly to a good store bought pasta sauce would have been better. Probably won't make again.
posted by Coldfoxx | on 10/25/2012

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a nice mild speghetti Bolognese sauce. My kids who don't normally like sauce ate this one. So YES I'll be making this again. Thanks for the recipe!
posted by Roselyn_Sheppard | on 9/22/2012

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Only problem was it was too mild because the better half ain't a fan of heat. If used with a spicy italian sausage meat it would be great.
posted by miller214 | on 12/20/2011

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Just delicious.. and super easy..
posted by ManuAnnaRico | on 10/5/2011

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My kids love spaghetti so I'm always looking for new recipes. This one is awesome.
posted by Silly-girl | on 7/13/2011

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So simple, yet delicious. This has become a staple for our family. A great weeknight meal :)
posted by KelliCook | on 5/1/2011

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Absolutely delicious! This recipe was so easy to make and suprisingly packs ALOT of flavor into it!! This is the best meat sauce that I have ever made for spaghetti and it will be the only one that I will make from now on!
posted by Jennifer_luvs_2cook | on 4/15/2011

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I have made this a bunch of times now and everyone loves it (including my 2 year old!). I don't change the recipe at all except to "hide" veggies. When the meat is browning I add finely grated zucchini & carrots then when it's simmering I add pureed squash that I keep in the freezer. Nobody is the wiser!
posted by Sydly | on 6/21/2010

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I have to admit I am pleasantly surprised that I really enjoyed this dish. When I first started cooking the onions in the dressing, the smell left alot to be desired lol...but, in the end the flavour was HUGE! Nice texture, perfect consistancy..I did add two cloves of garlic simply becaue I love garlic :-)
posted by diannalynne | on 4/19/2010