What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Clean Eating: Jollof Spaghetti! Just when you thought you’ve heard of everything, along comes another version of spaghetti night that just made your life a little easier. Gone is the method of boiling water to cook the pasta, worrying about how to keep the starch from building up, or the fact that oil makes the sauce slide right off. Sound familiar? Been there, done that. With this technique, the spaghetti cooks slowly in the marinara sauce. No advanced parboiling required. The results are moist, definitely al dente, and paired with the meatballs…out of this world. I see this in your future.
JOLLOF SPAGHETTI
Ingredients:
28-ounce can Roma tomatoes in basil sauce, cut-up
1/4 teaspoon oregano
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon basil
1/4 teaspoon marjoram
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 teaspoon agave nectar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 cup sweet onion, chopped
1/2 cup green pepper, chopped
8 ounces spaghetti
1 pound frozen large Italian-style meatballs, precooked and thawed
Parmesan cheese, for garnish
Instructions:
In a large bowl, combine Roma tomatoes in sauce, oregano, garlic powder, basil, marjoram, olive oil, agave nectar, kosher salt, and red pepper flakes. Mix well. In a microwave-safe dish, combine sweet onion and green peppers. Microwave on High for 2 minutes. Add to marinara sauce. Transfer mixture to a Dutch oven. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Add spaghetti; stir. Reduce heat to simmer for 15 minutes or until spaghetti is cooked. Stir occasionally to separate pasta. In a microwave-safe dish, add the Italian-style meatballs. Cook on High setting, according to package directions. When cooked, add to the spaghetti mixture. Gently stir. Simmer 5 minutes longer to combine flavors, or keep warm until ready-to-serve. Spoon into bowls and garnish with parmesan cheese.
Interesting recipe. In Africa, jollof dishes usually include cumin.
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Hmmm. I did not know that. 🌿🌱🍃
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I mis-remembered. I just checked the container of jollof seasoning that I bought in Africa. It includes salt, sugar, onion, ginger, yeast extract, coriander, thyme, garlic, chilli, green bell pepper, cinnamon and bay.
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Sound delicious, to say the least. 😍🌿
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I’ve tried this before…with smaller pasta pieces…will give it another go this way!
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Please do. I’d like your feedback. 🍃🍅
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This sauce must be a dream. I love peppers and so does my youngest son. I’ll have to try it once!
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My Italian friend shared his homemade sauce recipe with me. I can’t go back to store bought. lol 🍃🍅
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I hear you, Gail. Looking forward to trying it😋
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the sauce sounds incredible!
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You have no idea. I didn’t either. I intend to stop boiling spaghetti from now on. Flavor wins! 🍃🍅
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Yum! I love pastas cooked in sauces. They taste so much better!
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Mama Mia! 🍃🍅🍃🍝🍃
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I do like meatball spagetti.. 😉
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Twins. 😜🍃🍝
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Just let me grab the crusty Italian bread and it’s manga time!
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There’s something satisfying about a bowl of spaghetti. 🍝
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Seriously
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Oh, now I want Spaghetti! Looks tasty Gail.
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You can make it very easily now. Happy cooking. 🌿🌱🍃
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Yes! This is the way to cook pasta!!
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Right?! Mama Mia. 🍃🍝
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