A thyroidectomy requires a life change. That includes changing eating habits. The purpose of Kevin's Kitchen is to help those with no (or little) cooking skills to create great meals.
I was sitting in a business meeting one day. Waiting for the meeting to start, everyone was telling their favorite meals to make. One guy said "I make spaghetti". I said "You mean... you open a jar?" And he said "Yep".
We know we need to eat differently... healthier. But we don't all have time to make a home made sauce. Sometimes a jar of Prego is just as good as anything else. And what could be easier to make than spaghetti?
Get water boiling in a pot and dump in your favorite pasta. A pro tip? Put a small amount of cooking oil in the water before adding the pasta to help avoid the pasta from sticking together. For a healthy alternative, use whole wheat pasta. Stir the pasta often. When it turns white, fish one out and try it to make sure it has the consistency you want. Then drain off the water. To make draining the water easy? I use a pot that has a strainer built into the cover!
Next, warm up a jar of sauce in a second pot. Just be careful: hot sauce can be hotter than lava. Don't get burned by a splatter.
I kicked it up a notch with some frozen meatballs cooked in the oven. Make sure you read the instructions - some frozen meatball brands will tell you the meatballs need to be cooked to a certain temperature. If the instructions say that? You need to poke them with a meat thermometer to make sure they are done.
Add grated cheese, shredded mozzarella, and I used Penne instead of Spaghetti and you have a quick and easy Italian meal.
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