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Pro tip you need fat whatever sauce you are making.

Start with the meme but also fantastic Marcella Hazan sauce base recipe.
I would add in two cloves of minced garlic(saute for 90 seconds before adding anything else) and 1/4 teaspoon of oregano

Key is use a good quality can of whole tomatoes. Cento is good but even the store brand is good if san marzano style. Look for no calcium cloride.

Cook up some linguine pasta not regular spaghetti. Its a little fancier and easier to keep it al dente.

Grill or saute some deli italian sausage. One link per person and cut it on a bias to look fancy.
Finish the pasta with some fresh grated parmesean and some fresh cut basil but not much only a little amount for mostly colour.

Ez ass meal for two with leftover pasta cooking for more? buy more sausage

1 28oz can of whole tomatoes (san marzano style preferred) -1.19
1 lb of linguine -89 cents
5 tablespoons of butter - 20 cents worth?
1 yellow onion -79 cents
2 one dollar hot Italian sausages from the deli

should be close to 5 dollars

Combine the tomatoes, butter and onion(only cut in half) in a pan and cook for 45 mins breaking the tomatoes down with a spatula. No less no more time. Salt and pepper to taste. Start boiling pasta water 5 mins before your 45 min timer is up.
Once done remove the sauce and remove the onion from the sauce. Wipe out the pan add in the sausage and brown them up cook for 12-14 mins or so. While they are cooking cook your pasta for 10 mins or until al dente.

Serve the sauce over the pasta and slice up the sausage and place it on the side of the pasta. Place 2-3 of the onion pieces on the side of the pasta as well they should be well cooked and translucent. Grate some parmesan over the pasta if you have some. Can serve with a buttered french bread chunk as well.

Pic related and trust me its one of the best sauces you can make. Look up Marcella Hazan tomato sauce.