Yoghurt Spaghetti Recipes

PASTA WITH YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente.
• Using a mortar and pestle, mash the salt and garlic cloves together into a paste. Warm the yogurt slightly in a sauce pan. Remove a small amount of warmed yogurt from the pan, and stir together with the garlic paste. Stir this mixture into the remaining yogurt
• Drain the pasta, and rinse in cold water. Place in a casserole or deep serving dish, toss with 1 tablespoon butter or margarine. Toss with half of the garlic-yogurt sauce. Spread the remaining sauce over the pasta. Garnish with the parsley.
• For a very special dish, brown the pine nuts in 2 tablespoons butter or margarine. Pour over the parsley. Serve immediately.

SPAGHETTI WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS AND YOGURT

Steps:

• Combine oil, onions, thyme, bay leaf, and 1 teaspoon salt in a large saute pan; cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until onions are tender and golden brown, about 1 1/2 hours. If the pan becomes dry, add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, to prevent onions from burning.
• Add wine, and bring to a boil, scraping up browned bits with a wooden spoon. When wine has evaporated, remove pan from heat; discard thyme sprigs and bay leaf.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add pasta; cook until al dente. Drain. Stir pasta, parsley, and 1 teaspoon salt into onions; season with pepper.
• Divide pasta among 6 bowls. Top each serving with 1/3 cup yogurt, drizzle with oil, and season with pepper.

ONION AND YOGURT SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Prepare pasta according to package directions.
• In skillet heat 4 Tbs of the butter over medium heat. Once it sizzles add onions. Salt and sauté, stirring continually, until onion begins to brown.
• Add garlic and continue cooking for 3-4 minutes.
• Remove from heat, add remaining butter. Let it melt.
• In a serving bowl toss the drained Spaghetti with the yogurt, then add onion and garlic mixture and black pepper.
• At this point you could add chopped up fresh herbs.
• Depending on how you like it, you could add more yogurt.
• Serve immediately!

YOGHURT SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Place spaghetti in boiling water.
• Cook until tender but not too soft, drain.
• Return spaghetti to pot, add butter, and stir until noodles are covered.
• In another pot, heat olive oil and cook garlic and onion 1-2 minutes.
• Add tomato purée, tomatoes, and seasoning, mix well.
• Pour sauce onto warm spaghetti and place into oven-safe pan.
• Cover with cheese and bake 20 minutes.