Creole Spaghetti Recipe 415

CREOLE SPAGHETTI RECIPE - (4.1/5)

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in 12" skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef; cook, breaking up with wooden spoon, until browned, about 6 minutes. Transfer beef to plate; drain and discard but 1 tbsp. fat from pan; reheat pan over medium heat. Add ham; cook, stirring occasionally, until ham is golden brown, about 4 minutes. Add tomato sauce, sofrito, garlic, sugar, cumin, oregano, and sazón to pan; cook until tomato sauce mixture begins to bubble. Stir in reserved beef, olives, ¼ cup cilantro and Adobo. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens and flavors come together, about 8 minutes more. Stir in remaining cilantro. Meanwhile, cook spaghetti according to package instructions; strain pasta, reserving 1½ cups pasta water. Add spaghetti and reserved pasta water to skillet with sauce over medium-high heat. Using tongs, toss spaghetti with sauce until well combined and sauce coats spaghetti, about 3 minutes. Serve with Parmesan cheese.

CREOLE SPAGHETTI BAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 2-quart casserole dish.
• Cook spaghetti until firm-tender (don't overcook); drain, and toss with 2-3 Tbsp oil (this is so the spaghetti won't stick together).
• In a frypan, saute the bacon, onion and green pepper till the bacon is almost crisp, add in the chopped garlic, cook for 2 minutes.
• Add in the tomato sauce, tomato soup (undiluted) mushrooms and cooked ham or chicken (if using), add in salt and pepper to taste, stir to combine.
• Add in the corn to the cooked spaghetti; toss.
• Then add in the tomato sauce mixture; mix well to combine with the spaghetti.
• Transfer the mixture to a greased casserole dish.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, then sprinkle with grated cheddar cheese.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until bubbly.

CREOLE SEASONING BLEND

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, basil, thyme, black pepper, white pepper, cayenne pepper, paprika and salt. Store in an airtight container.

CREOLE SAUSAGE PASTA

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat. Add sausage, onions, green onions, pepper and garlic; cook 12-15 minutes or until sausage is no longer pink, breaking up sausage into large crumbles. Drain., Stir in wine. Bring to a boil; cook 2-3 minutes or until liquid is reduced by half. Stir in tomatoes, okra, tomato sauce, soy sauce, hot sauce and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 30-35 minutes or until okra is tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in parsley., Meanwhile, cook rigatoni according to package directions; drain. Serve with sausage mixture; sprinkle with cheese.

BASIC CREOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in celery, onion, green bell pepper, carrot, and garlic; cook and stir until the vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Stir tomatoes with their juice, water, chicken bouillon cubes, and bay leaves into the vegetable mixture.
• Stir in red pepper flakes, smoked paprika, saffron, oregano, basil, thyme, orange zest, clam juice, and white wine.
• Bring the sauce to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until the flavors have blended, at least 1 hour. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.
• Allow the sauce to cool completely.
• To store, pour into pint glass canning jars, cover with lids and rings, and place into freezer. Sauce can be frozen up to 3 months before using.

CREOLE PASTA WITH SAUSAGE AND SHRIMP

Steps:

• Cook fettuccine according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute the onion, celery, peppers, green onions and garlic in 2 tablespoons butter until tender. Stir in the cream, wine, Creole seasoning, salt, pepper flakes and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5-6 minutes or until thickened., In another large skillet, saute sausage and shrimp in remaining butter for 5-6 minutes or until shrimp turn pink. Drain fettuccine; toss with vegetable mixture, tomatoes and sausage mixture.

CREOLE CHICKEN SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Place the olive oil in a large saucepan.
• add onions, pepper, garlic and celery and saute until soft.
• add the pasta sauce and tomatoes with their juice and stir.
• add sugar, worcestershire sauce chili powder and cumin.
• reduce heat to low and simmer about 20 minutes.
• Cook spaghetti til al dente.
• drain spaghetti then pour sauce over top of it.
• Add chicken and cheese and put in a baking dish and broil for 2 minutes.