All About Birthday Spaghetti Dinner
If you have littles at your house, you could already be eating a lot of ‘sketti. It can be hard to think of it as a special occasion meal. If you also follow the tradition of letting the birthday person choose their meal, you may be faced with it over and over. But take heart! It’s not chicken nuggets and you can make it special for their special day.
Homemade sauce and pasta can really elevate ‘sketti into a meal you won’t mind serving company, especially if you add in a beautiful salad with a homemade vinaigrette for an appetizer.
My Blended Veggie Ragu is a fantastic way to hide vegetables in a flavorful sauce. The recipe makes a huge batch that can be frozen or canned for future use. I’ve had littles who refused any vegetable eat in on and in everything – even as a side dish.
The leftover transformations from this meal are quick and easy crowd pleasers, which means putting in the work up front results in great meals for days. You can involve the whole family in making their own calzones with leftover meatballs, sauce, and veggies. Who says delegation can’t be a family activity?