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You will need a large pot for the sauce.Stockbyte/Stockbyte/Getty Images
Place the tomatoes, butter and onion halves in a large saucepan and set the heat to medium. - 2
Onion gives this sauce its flavor.Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images
Simmer the tomato sauce over low heat for at least one hour. You can simmer the sauce all day if you like; the longer the sauce simmers, the more onion flavor it will have. Stir the sauce occasionally, breaking up the tomatoes but not the onion. - 3
This sauce also tastes good with meatballs.Brand X Pictures/Brand X Pictures/Getty Images
Remove the sauce from the heat and throw the onion halves out. Salt your tomato sauce as needed. Keep your sauce warm on the stove while you prepare the rest of the meal. - 4
If you throw a noodle at the wall and it sticks, the noodle is cooked.Jupiterimages/Polka Dot/Getty Images
Cook the spaghetti noodles. Bring a large pot of water to boil and lightly salt it. Add one pound of spaghetti noodles and cook until the noodles reach the al dente stage. This means that they are soft but still have a slight bite to them. - 5
Your noodles are ready.Jupiterimages/Comstock/Getty Images
Drain the spaghetti and rinse the noodles. - 1
Your kids can help to set the table.Thomas Northcut/Lifesize/Getty Images
Place the cooked spaghetti in a large bowl in the middle of your table with a pair of tongs for service. Serve the sauce in a separate bowl so that your guests can add as much or as little to their pasta as they like. - 2
You can buy Italian bread at your local bakery.Comstock/Comstock/Getty Images
Serve the spaghetti with a salad and some warm, fresh Italian bread. - 3
Guests can add cheese to their spaghetti.Michael Blann/Digital Vision/Getty Images
Set out some condiments such as Parmesan cheese or red pepper flakes. - 4
Spaghetti is great for dinner parties.Jupiterimages/BananaStock/Getty Images
Invite your guests to help themselves.
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