Well, that happened to me the other day. I was making a pasta dish I make at least once a month. But I realized I had forgotten to purchase store-bought Alfredo sauce. At first I was despairing, because I knew I wasn't making a special trip to the grocery store for that one ingredient. Which would mean I'd have to have a straight red sauce for the pasta, or I'd have to pick something else...
...Until I remembered my home store and my amazing THRIVE Life Bechamel Sauce! Dinner -- as I wanted it -- was saved! I would just add a little Bechamel Sauce and extra water, and we'd have something akin to what I usually make. So that's just what I did. And get this: it was even better than before! And as I tasted the sauce to make sure it would "work," I thought, "Huh... This tastes a lot like Spaghettios sauce!" I knew I had to replicate it and make it for lunch the next day.
So to all you mamas out there who loved Spaghettios as children, but are hesitant to feed it to your own kids because you really don't like the high fructose corn syrup in said Spaghettios... I have your solution! It's easy, it's fast, and you can even pre-prep it and have it stored in a jar to just add water to when ready to cook!
Let me introduce you to Spaghettios -- THRIVEalized!
3/4 cup Ditalini pasta (you can add up to 1 cup, it will just be thicker than traditional Spaghettios)
1/4 cup THRIVE Bechamel Sauce
1/4 cup THRIVE Tomato Powder
1 teaspoon THRIVE Classic Tomato Sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
Place ingredients in a pot with 2 1/4 cups water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer (stirring occasionally) 20 minutes or until pasta is tender, but not mushy.
This will serve 2 to 3 people, depending how much you put in a serving (and I mean adults here... Because let's face it: sometimes we want to re-live our childhood too ;)).
And because our THRIVE Life foods are non-GMO, and include no hydrogenated oils, no artificial flavors and no artificial colors, I can take comfort in knowing I am offering my children (and eating) a healthier option of a childhood favorite! (You can check out any of our labels online; here is an example.) Plus you control what kind of pasta you (organic, gluten-free, etc)!
My 3 year old ate her whole bowl (and she, oddly enough, did not like the canned Spaghettios I bought her to try a few months ago!). I call it a win.
So to all of my fellow nostalgics out there.... you're welcome!
And Happy THRIVEing!
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