Papa's Ultimate Healthy Spaghetti Recipe
February 17, 2015
A friend was asking about how Papa and I celebrated Valentine's Day. I
said we ate left over spaghetti and vanilla ice cream with the kids,
bonded with them after, then both of us had time together when the kids
were asleep. We love each other dearly for six years of being in a
relationship and 10 years of being married. Everyday is Valentine's Day
for us especially now that we have kids.
Papa's love for cooking makes everyday very special for us. We can feel his passion for cooking in every dish that he serves. One of his most requested dishes is a healthy spaghetti where he can actually conceal all the veggies that our kids don't like to eat.
Here is the recipe:
Papa's love for cooking makes everyday very special for us. We can feel his passion for cooking in every dish that he serves. One of his most requested dishes is a healthy spaghetti where he can actually conceal all the veggies that our kids don't like to eat.
Here is the recipe:
Ingredients
1 kilo Del Monte or Dole sweet style spaghetti sauce
1 head garlic, minced
2 medium red onions, minced
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
1/4 kilo ground pork
2 big carrots, grated
2 tablespoons minced coriander
165g bar Eden Cheese, grated
1/2 kilo tomato, halved
400g Jolly button mushrooms
1 kilo spaghetti, cooked al dente
dash of McCormick dried basil and oregano
sugar, measurement depends on your taste preference
water
salt, optional
Procedure
1. Boil meat together with onion, coriander, and pepper until oil comes out. Fry until light brown.
2. Saute meat with garlic and mushrooms.
3. Add in carrots, halved tomatoes, and water until ingredients are slightly submerged. Stir occasionally while cooking in medium fire.
4. Once it's cooked, put spaghetti sauce, grated cheese, dried basil, dried oregano, and sugar. Let it simmer. To adjust the taste, add sugar or salt.
Papa doesn't mince the tomatoes to preserve their juices. Both of us love eating them chunky while we press and mash them before serving the spaghetti to our kids.
Here is the photo of the finished product. By the way, we noticed that the sauce tastes better after 24 hours. If you wish to eat it the following day, don't forget to refrigerate. The sauce can be used as dip or pizza sauce too!
"No man is lonely eating spaghetti; it requires so much attention."
