HECTOR'S GOING OUT

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Aldi pasta

Why it worked

The video likely resonated with viewers due to its relatable "mom life" content, showing a quick and easy meal solution for kids. The comparison to a popular restaurant dish and the creator's authentic, unpolished approach to cooking likely contributed to its engagement.

Summary

The creator is making pasta for dinner for herself and her kids because her husband is out. She compares the Aldi brand pasta to a Cheesecake Factory dish and then prepares the pasta with red sauce, mozzarella, and parmesan cheese. She also adds a homemade squash sauce and jarred vodka sauce, noting that one child doesn't like sauce.

Structure

1Introduction to dinner plans
2Making pasta with Aldi brand
3Comparing to Cheesecake Factory dish
4Adding sauces and cheese
5

Original caption

Not a single noodle leftover. Happy to report the Aldi protein pasta is fantastic. #pasta #girldinner #familydinner #feedingkids #cheesecakefactory

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Product placement

Aldi (grocery store): ACTS - The creator states they got the pasta at Aldi. Removing this would change the origin story of the pasta. The Cheesecake Factory (restaurant chain): APPEARS - A screenshot of The Cheesecake Factory's Tomato Basil Pasta is shown. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Berilla (brand of pasta): ACTS - The creator discusses the brand of pasta, comparing it to a "Berea brand" and then identifying it as "Berilla". Removing it would change the discussion about the pasta brand. Vodka Sauce (food product): ACTS - The creator adds jarred vodka sauce to the pasta. Removing it would change the recipe. Mozzarella (food product): ACTS - The creator adds mozzarella cheese to the pasta. Removing it would change the dish. Parmesan (food product): ACTS - The creator adds parmesan cheese to the pasta. Removing it would change the dish.

On-screen text

HECTOR'S GOING OUT FOR DINNER, SO TONIGHT IT'S GIRL DINNER. BASICALLY, KIDS AND I ARE JUST GONNA HAVE PASTA. AND WE'RE NOT CHICKEN TO IT. JUST GONNA BE NOODLES WITH RED SAUCE, MOZZARELLA AND PARMESAN I AM GONNA OIL RIDDLE TO RIZZLE TO MINE SO IT LOOKS LIKE THE PICTURE. LOOKS LIKE THE PICTURE. Tomato Basil Pasta Grilled Chicken, Fresh Mozzarella, a Touch of Garlic and Penne Pasta. Light and Fresh THIS IS PROTEIN PASTA THAT WE GOT AT ALDI SEE HOW IT COMPARES TO THE BEREA BRAND. GORILLA. GORILLA OR BEREA? I BET IT'S BERILLA, A MEXICAN BRAND. EVERYBODY, NOODLES. HOW MUCH NOODLES THE CALENDAR IF ANYBODY NEEDS SECONDS. SMALL OR BIG? SMALL, PLEASE. THIS IS HECTOR'S SQUASH SAUCE. DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ENOUGH FOR MY VERY SAUCY BOYS, GONNA ADD MORE OF THIS JARRED VODKA SAUCE TO IT. THIS IS LIKE THE NEVER ENDING SAUCE. PERPETUAL SAUCE. PERPETUAL SAUCE. THE WATER IS HOT A LITTLE BIT. WHAT'S THAT? I DON'T LIKE SAUCE. YOU DO TOO. TRY IT. NO, YOU'VE ALWAYS LIKED SAUCE. EW. I WANT IT. NO. ANY SAUCE. OKAY, MOST OF MY KIDS LIKE PARMESAN, BUT ONE OF SO I'M GONNA PUT PARM. I SERVED HECTOR EVEN AFTER TELLING GONNA BE HERE. YES, I HEAR YES, I HEAR YOU. STOP YELLING AT ME, PLEASE. NOW ON THE PICTURE, IT'S GOT THESE BIG CHUNKS OF MOZZARELLA ALL OVER THE PLACE. SO I'M PUTTING BIG CHUNKS OF MOZZARELLA ON MINE. YES. AND THEN I'M JUST GONNA BOYS ALSO WANT MOZZARELLA. MY BOWL. LET'S EAT, BABY. SECOND BOWL. HE CHANGED HIS MIND SO NOW WE'RE PUTTING SAUCE ON IT. THIS IS HOW MUCH NOODLE WE HAVE LEFT OVER. OF THE NIGHT, IT'S GONNA BE GONE.

Transcript

Hector's going out for dinner, so tonight it's girl dinner. Basically, kids and I are just gonna have pasta. And we're not chicken to it. Just gonna be noodles with red sauce, mozzarella and parmesan. I am gonna oil riddle to drizzle to mine so it looks like the picture. Looks like the picture. Tomato Basil Pasta. Grilled Chicken, Fresh Mozzarella, a Touch of Garlic and Penne Pasta. Light and Fresh. This is protein pasta that we got at Aldi. See how it compares to the Berea brand. Gorilla. Gorilla or Berea? I bet it's Berilla, a Mexican brand. Everybody, noodles. How much noodles the calendar if anybody needs seconds. Small or big? Small, please. This is Hector's squash sauce. Doesn't look like enough for my very saucy boys. Gonna add more of this jarred vodka sauce to it. This is like the never ending sauce. Perpetual sauce. Perpetual sauce. The water is hot a little bit. What's that? I don't like sauce. You do too. Try it. No, you've always liked sauce. Ew. I want it. No. Any sauce. Okay, most of my kids like parmesan, but one of so I'm gonna put parm. I served Hector even after telling gonna be here. Yes, I hear. Yes, I hear you. Stop yelling at me, please. Now on the picture, it's got these big chunks of mozzarella all over the place. So I'm putting big chunks of mozzarella on mine. Yes. And then I'm just gonna boys also want mozzarella. My bowl. Let's eat, baby. Second bowl. He changed his mind so now we're putting sauce on it. This is how much noodle we have left over. Of the night, it's gonna be gone.