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SPAGHETTI 🍝

Spaghetti is a long, thin, solid, cylindrical pasta. It is a staple food of traditional Italian cuisine. Like other pasta, spaghetti is made of milled wheat and water and sometimes enriched with vitamins and minerals. Italian spaghetti is typically made from durum wheat semolina.

Origin

Where does spaghetti come from? Although Greek mythology shows the god Vulcan using a device that made strings of dough, it's widely believed “spaghetto” (the singular for spaghetti in Italian) originated in 12th century Palermo, in sunny Sicily.

Cheesy Pinoy Spaghetti style

INGREDIENTS

1 KILOGRAM SPAGHETTI NOODLES

4 TABLESPOONS COOKING OIL

1 TEASPOON GARLIC, MINCED

1 PIECE MEDIUM ONION, CHOPPED

7 TABLESPOONS BUTTER

2 TABLESPOONS SALT

3/4 KILOGRAM GROUND BEEF

5 PIECES HOTDOGS, SLICED

560 GRAMS PINOY-STYLE SPAGHETTI SAUCE

2 PIECES BOULLION BEEF CUBES, DISSOLVED IN WATER

1 BOTTLE BANANA KETCHUP

Cooking procedure

Step 1 Cook pasta according to instructions on the packaging. Drain and set aside.

Step 2 In a saucepan, saute garlic and onion in butter until onions turn translucent.

Step 3 Add ground beef and cook for 5 minutes. Add hotdog and cook for 2 minutes. Add spaghetti sauce, bouillon cubes, banana ketchup, and water. Simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Step 4 Pour spaghetti sauce over pasta. Top with grated cheese and serve.

THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF PASTA

Pasta is the perfect foundation for a healthy, nutritious and satisfying meal. Why? For starters, pasta is the ideal partner for so many other foods, including fibre rich vegetables and beans, heart healthy fish, antioxidant rich tomato sauce and protein packed cheeses, poultry and lean meats. Pasta also offers:

SUSTAINED ENERGY:

Carbohydrates like pasta provide glucose, the crucial fuel for your brain and muscles. And because pasta is an awesome source of complex carbohydrates (unlike those of the refined and processed variety – yuk), releasing energy at a slow and sustained level, you don’t get the energy spikes associated with simple sugars.

LOW SODIUM AND CHOLESTEROL FREE:

If you’re watching your cholesterol levels, pasta is perfect for you, being very low in sodium and cholesterol free. Per cup, enriched varieties of pasta provide a good sources of several essential nutrients, including iron and B-vitamins.

FOLIC ACID:

Enriched pasta is fortified with folic-acid – essential for women of child-bearing age. A serving of dry pasta supplies the equivalent of roughly 100 micrograms of folic acid, or 25% of the recommended daily intake.

BALANCED DIET:

Pasta is part of a well-balanced diet, with current Australian Government guidelines suggesting 35% of our daily calories intake should come from complex carbohydrates such as pasta. Combine pasta with lean protein and vegetables for a complete meal that puts you well on the path to hitting those dietary goals!

Combine pasta with lean protein and vegetables for a complete meal that puts you well on the path to hitting those dietary goals!