Spaghetti O's

I had no idea what I was making for dinner tonight and I was starting late so I had that already against me... I looked in the pantry and saw a box of O shaped pasta and decided to go to my favorite foodblogsearch.com and look up spaghetti o's, with no idea if there would be anything. Luckily for me (and the family), I found this one: http://feedyourvegetarian.blogspot.com/2007/09/homemade-spaghettios.html

/2 lb ring shaped pasta
3 tbsp butter
3 tbsp all-purpose flour
2 cup milk
6 oz sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
1 8-oz can of tomato sauce
1 6-oz can of tomato paste
1/2 medium onion, finely diced
1/2 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp basil
1/2 tsp parsley
salt and pepper to taste

Cook pasta in boiling water, according to package directions, until al dente.
While the pasta is cooking, melt butter under medium flame in a saucepan. Add flour and stir about 2 minutes. Add onion to the saucepan, and stir to combine. Cook for 2 more minutes.
Whisk in milk, oregano, basil, and parsley. Bring to a gentle boil.
Whisk in the tomato sauce and tomato paste. If the sauce is too thick, add a ladelful of pasta water. Bring to a simmer.
Stir in the shredded cheese. Salt and pepper to taste
Finally, add the cooked, drained noodles and stir to combine well.

Serves 4.

Verdict: I think I used too much pasta (box was 12 ounces) but otherwise this was a keeper for sure. The boys loved it and both told me they loved tonight's dinner (and that I was the bestest cook). I served this with little sausage meatballs (essentially just ground Italian sausage shaped into tiny balls and cooked) and fresh green beans. Also, serving size says serves 4 but the four of us had dinner and I'm pretty sure we have enough left overs we could all 4 have the same dinner again and possibly still have leftovers. Also, I didn't have canned tomato paste and so I used the super concentrated kind in the tube. I have no idea if I put enough in but it still worked.