Perhaps you ran out of time and chose to buy packaged spaghetti sauce instead of making your own. If you opened the bottle to discover the sauce was too thin and runny for your liking, you can thicken it in one of several ways. While you're at it, you can also improve its flavor, maybe even fooling those eating it into thinking that you actually made it yourself.
Instructions
1. Cook the sauce down until it thickens. Leave the top off on the pan used to heat it, and turn the stove to medium heat to cook the spaghetti sauce until it gets thicker. To prevent it from sticking to the bottom of the pan, occasionally stir the sauce until it reaches the proper consistency.
2. Add meatballs or tomato paste to the sauce to make it thicker. An added benefit is that the sauce will be more robust and closer to tasting as though it is homemade.
3. Augment the bottled spaghetti sauce by adding a bit of flour or cornstarch while it is heating. If you choose to use either flour or corn starch, make a paste with either one in a bit of cold water, then add it to the sauce. Proceed to cook it for a few minutes, stirring it until the sauce thickens.
4. Sprinkle your spaghetti sauce with breadcrumbs to thicken it. The breadcrumbs will soak up the moisture and make your sauce thicker.
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