This vintage promo recipe card (paper) is from American Beauty Macaroni Company, date unknown. There’s a recipe for spaghetti and meat sauce as well as a few quick-fix tips on the other side. Recipes are typed below along with a scanned copy (for both front and back).

Spaghetti & Meat Sauce

1 (12- or 16-oz.) pkg. American Beauty Spaghetti
1 medium onion, chopped
2 Tbs. olive oil
1 lb. ground beef
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 cup chopped parsley
1 (No. 2) can tomatoes
1 (6-oz.) can tomato paste
1 small can mushrooms
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. marjoram
1 cup water
Parmesan cheese

Saute chopped onion in olive oil for five minutes. Remove onion; add ground beef and fry until brown, stirring frequently. Return onion to skillet. Add garlic, parsley, tomatoes and tomato paste.

Add mushrooms, salt, pepper, marjoram and water. Simmer over low heat for one hour. Stir occasionally and add additional water (about a half-cup at a time) if the sauce becomes too thick.

Cook American Beauty Spaghetti according to directions on package. Serve sauce over spaghetti. Serves 4 to 6. For a meatless sauce, omit the ground beef in the above recipe.

Quick-Fix Tips

Use American Beauty Spaghetti Sauce Mix according to directions on package with American Beauty Spaghetti for best results.

SPAGHETTI RED

Cook package American Beauty Spaghetti until tender. Top with heated canned chili. Sprinkle with cheese and serve.

BEEF STROGONOFF

1 lb. can Sliced Beef in Gravy
1/3 cup sliced cooked mushrooms
1 tsp. minced onion
1/2 cup sour cream

Combine meat, mushrooms and onions. Heat slowly until steaming. Stir in sour cream. Heat thoroughly. Serve over cooked Noodles, Spaghetti or Macaroni. Serves 4-6.

AMERICAN BEAUTY MACARONI COMPANY