Recipe: Perfect Jollof spaghetti with ugwu

Jollof spaghetti with ugwu. Just showing you how I make this yummy Jollof Spaghetti. Yes I know, you don't have to tell me to cover my face I am already doing it. Can you just imagine that this is the first jollof spaghetti recipe I am posting on the blog.

Note: My mixed vegetables consist of Carrots, Green Beans, and Sweet Peas but feel free to use any choice of Vegetables. 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. You can cook Jollof spaghetti with ugwu using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Jollof spaghetti with ugwu

1. Prepare 1 pack of Spaghetti.
2. It's 3 of seeds of Tomatoes.
3. You need 2 of seeds of pepper.
4. Prepare 1 of big onions.
5. It's of Salt.
6. You need of Knorr.
7. Prepare of Veg oil.
8. You need of Tomato paste.
9. You need of Chicken stock.
10. Prepare Handful of Ugwu.
11. It's of Curry.
12. You need of Thyme.

We Nigerians LOVE to ram it down the throats of the world that we remain the purveyors of jollof perfection: that right balance between tomato and spice. Spaghetti is a kind of pasta which is long, slender and cylindrical and is usually made from wheat flour. We all know that pasta is native to the Italians. Pasta can be quite bland if not cooked with expertise so read on as I will be sharing some tips to get to the deliciousness you desire.

Jollof spaghetti with ugwu step by step

1. Wash and slice ur ugwu, tomatoes,pepper and onions separately and set aside.
2. In a pot,heat up little oil,fry ur onions,pepper,tomatoes paste and tomatoes, add curry,thyme,knorr and little salt and fry for abt 3-4mins..
3. Add little water or stock and bring to a boil..
4. Add ur spaghetti and cook till almost done..
5. Add ur ugwu and cook for abt 3-4 mins and set aside..
6. Ur Jollof spaghetti with ugwu is ready..
7. U can enjoy with diced fried plantain and fried chicken.

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. In the recipe below, I'll show you how I prepare mine with common vegetables. 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. I am bringing an interesting twist to your regular Jollof Spaghetti.