What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Clean Eating: Jollof Spaghetti! Just when you thought youβve 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.
π looks yummy….. The name sounds and, it looks more like a West African food. This food is the real deal. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
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My pleasure. I liked cooking the pasta in the sauce. Really enhanced the flavor. ππ
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This is quite different to the jollof recipes I’ve had in Africa.
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Do tell. Iβd like to hear more. π€
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Ask me instead ππ. I will gladly tell
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Please do. Knowledge is valuable and interesting to acquire.
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I hand over to thewriternva.
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I’ve done this with macaroni, but it never occurred to me that spaghetti would work here too!
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Isnβt it fun stretching our boundaries, especially in cooking. π¦
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Always!
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Looks tasty and wholesome !
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Thanks very much. Have a blessed week. ππΏπͺΊ
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Very welcome. Same to you π
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Easter is Coming. πβ¨π«
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Yes, looking forward to it π£
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Oh, that is different and worth a try. ππ
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Thanks, Syl. Iβm cooking easy today. ππ
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A delicious Monday treat ππ
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Thanks! I got a kick out of the fishbowl humor on Twitter. π
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You’re welcome! That makes me smile π
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I love peppers in a spaghetti sauce. Will have to try it π
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Pasta works for me, too. So many options! ππ
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So true!!
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I always have to “google” words I’m not familiar with and Nigerian jollof spaghetti is new to me. So, it is on my list of “new things to make.” I’m a pasta girl and willing to try anything π
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I think being open to new ideas is one of the reasons I enjoy cooking so much. π§‘π
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Wow I love it I’ll definitely try it π
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Thank youuu. ππ»π
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That’s how you meat-a-ball!
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Nothing is im-pasta-able these days. π€£
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LOL!
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