[Collegiate Meals] Basil Parmesan Spaghetti

Pasta is a staple food surrounding collegiate life. Boil some water -- throw in some pasta -- plaster on tomato sauce. Here's a simple way to break away from simple tomato sauces.

Step 1 Ingredients and Cost

A medium thickness spaghetti
Butter (to lightly coat)
Parmesan Cheese (to lightly coat)
Basil (fresh and minced or dried)

Calculating cost doesn't work very well as ratios depend on the amount being served. I think we can agree the cost is VERY low ;)

Comments

[CrayfishYAY]

I'm enjoying my meal right now! I put Asiago cheese, basil, garlic olive oil, & ranch on my spaghetti. I put marinara sause on my Boca chicken parmesan. YUM!!! :D

[wellsjc]

I have a very similar recipe that I used all through college. I used elbow macaroni noodles and Italian Seasoning instead of spaghetti noodles & basil. Also, using garlic butter works well with it.

[MentalArgonaut]

Someone on here should really do a whole "collegiate meals" series. That would be cool.

[trebuchet03]

While I've been meaning to contribute more to the collegiate meals series, you'll find all of the ones already online sorted by tag...

Collegiate Meals Series

[MentalArgonaut]

Thanks! I actually saw them right after I made my comment. I feel dumb.

[I Am An Evil Taco]

Don't forget the pesto! This is a fantastic idea. I eat pasta like this constantly (for extra fun, toss a tiny bit of chicken or beef broth with the pasta as well). Don't forget about pesto though. Takes like 2 minutes to make, lasts FOREVER, and is another great thing to toss on pasta when you don't feel like using sauce.

[H4T]

Thanks for posting this! Pasta is very filling, but I got really tired of tomato sauce really fast. Problem solved!

[MumblingTuna]

Browned butter and fried garlic :)

[Very Keri]

Oh! Quick dinner for hubby and me! I absolutely will be using fresh basil and parmesan and I'm totally topping this with some marinated, grilled chicken.

[clydicus]

> try some garlic bread or my favorite, a > lightly toasted piece of whole grain bread. Yes, but you haven't told us how to make toast. Now that we know how to boil pasta and melt butter, perhaps a detailed instructable on the fine points of toast preparation...?

[westfw]

But.. the tomato sauce is a vegetable!

[trebuchet03]

But not part of the spaghetti :P And not nearly enough to be considered a serving :P

[westfw]

I meant: the traditional tomato sauce on the spaghetti is a vegitable. Cheese, herbs, and butter isn't... Since tomato suace is usually pretty reducted tomatos, I bet it doesn't take very much tomato sauce to equal a serving of tomato. (whether a serving of tomato is particularly nutritious is another question...) Spaghetti with a meat-containing tomato sauce and cheese is like four food groups in one.

[zachninme]

Tomato=fruit!

[westfw]

All fruits are vegetables, but not all vegetables are fruits.
That's my story, and I'm sticking with it. (Actually, Wikipedia has a nice discussion of this...)

[crestind]

These [Collegiate Meals] all look delicious.

[canida]

This is also good with a bit of fresh lemon juice and zest.

[trebuchet03]

Ha! This one posted out -- but my pseudo chicken Parmesan hasn't. Can anyone see it from the link in step 3?

[Nesagwa]

I get a 403 error.

[trebuchet03]

ok thanks -- from the bug posts, looks like it's not just me :)