Jollof Spaghetti. I had tried to make jollof spaghetti in the past, and it was not a success! It tasted okay, but it was missing that special "jollof-ness" for some reason. We Nigerians LOVE to ram it down the throats of.
Making Jollof Spaghetti is almost the same as making the Nigerian Jollof Rice, I only add a little twist to this recipe to make it a more suited for Spaghetti.
Note: My mixed vegetables consist of Carrots.
Just showing you how I make this yummy Jollof Spaghetti.
You can cook Jollof Spaghetti using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Jollof Spaghetti
- It's 1 pack of spaghetti.
- Prepare of Onions.
- It's of Scotch bonnet.
- Prepare of Cayenne pepper.
- Prepare of Tomatoes.
- You need 1 sachet of tomato paste.
- You need of Carrot.
- You need of Green pepper.
- You need 1 of bay leaf.
- It's of Ginger.
- You need of Cloves.
- It's of Thyme.
- You need of Salt.
- Prepare cubes of Knorr.
- You need of Vegetable oil.
Jollof spaghetti is a delicious alternative to everyday Nigerian Jollof rice. This recipe is incredibly delicious and cooks way faster than the rice version. Jollof Spaghetti or Spaghetti Jollof is a quick meal, that got it's name from the popular Nigerian Jollof Rice. Jollof Spaghetti is quite easy to prepare and can be made with or without vegetables.
Jollof Spaghetti instructions
- Boil spag and set aside. Rinse with cold water to remove starch.
- Blend pepper and set aside. I didn't add all the cloves. Just little is ok.
- Chop veggies and set aside.
- Heat up oil and add onions, tomato paste.
- Add blended pepper and cover to boil.
- Add spaghetti and veggies. Mix and cover to simmer on the lowest heat. Take off, stir very well again from the bottom before serving.
- Enjoy🤗.
Jollof spaghetti is spaghetti cooked in tomato sauce and spices just like one would cook jollof rice but using spaghetti instead. Some people also call it spaghetti jollof or Jollof pasta. Spaghetti is a kind of pasta which is long, slender and cylindrical and is usually made from wheat Anything jollof is a big deal in our future. Jollof rice is one of our staples that can never go wrong on. I want to believe that Jollof Spaghetti was born out of need to use left over stew to eat your spaghetti on a Friday evening.