Dutch Oven: Spaghetti with Meat
Items Needed:
| 1 lb | hamburger or boneless chicken chunks |
| 1 | onion (optional) |
| 4 oz | mushrooms |
| 1 bag | (16 oz) spaghetti or vermicelli |
| 1 can | large-size Ragu spaghetti sauce |
| 1 can | Parmessan cheese |
| 1 Tbsp | cooking oil (if using chicken) |
| 12" | Dutch Oven (serves 8-10) |
| 24 | briquettes (9 bottom/15 top) |
| cook for 20 minutes | |
| knife, cutting board, and paper towels also needed. A separate pot for cooking spaghetti noodles is sometimes handy. | |
- Boil water for spaghetti noodles either in oven or separate pot. Add noodles, cook until soft, and drain off excess water.
- Chop onion and slice mushrooms while spaghetti is cooking.
- For hamburger: place oven on 9 hot briquettes, and brown hamburger. Use paper towels to soak up excess grease, then add onions.
- For chicken: grease inside of oven with cooking oil, place oven on 9 hot briquettes, and brown chicken. Add onions before chicken is done.
- When onions are soft, add noodles, mix in with meat and onions, then pour in sauce and add mushrooms. Sprinkle Parmessan cheese on top and cover oven with lid.
- Place 15 hot briquettes on lid of oven, and cook for 20 minutes.