Jollof Spaghetti

A delicious Nigerian style pasta. cooked in delicious roasted bell pepper mix. this could serve as a quick weeknight dinner

📝 Ingredients

• 1 lb Spaghetti
• 1/4 cup cooking oil
• 1 medium onions (chopped)
• 1 small red bell pepper (chunkily chopped)
• 1 small green bell pepper (chunkily chopped)
• 3 0z tomato paste
• 1/4 cup meat stock (optional)
• 1 Tbsp bouillon powder (or to taste)
• 2 cloves garlic (crushed)
• 1 tsp ginger powder

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- The sauce ---
2. 2Heat up the cooking oil in a clean sauce pan, add garlic, then onions. Saute till translucent but not soft. Pour in the blended roasted pepper mix or tomato paste and meat stock, add the bouillon powder, minced garlic and grated ginger and stir in.Allow sauce to simmer on medium to low heat for about 5 minutes or till mixture thickens. Taste for seasoning and adjust accordingly then add chopped green and red bell peppers and turn off heat.
3. 3--- Pasta ---
4. 4Add 2 Tbsp of salt to about 4-6 quarts of water and bring to boil. Add the spaghetti to the boiling water and cook for 8 minutes.Drain out the excess water and mix in the sauce.