Spaghetti

When you are craving for a hearty meal on a cold winter evening, spaghetti is your answer.  Spaghetti is a versatile dish.  You can make it plain with an off-the-shelf Spaghetti sauce of your choice, or you can spice up your dish with fresh and canned vegetables.  Here, in the picture, you can see canned corn niblets (my kids' favorite) in addition to mushrooms (that came with the sauce), zucchinis and sweet peppers.  This dish is extremely easy to make and quick too.  Here is the recipe.

Serving Size: 2-4 people

1 box of Kosher spaghetti
1 jar of Kosher spaghetti sauce (My favorite is Barilla's Mushroom & Garlic Sauce)
1 small can of Kosher corn niblets
1 sweet pepper
1 zucchini
1 small red onion
1 tablespoon Kosher Oil for frying

1. Boil water in your pot for cooking spaghetti.
2. Empty the can of corn niblets into a microwavable bowl and heat the bowl in a microwave for about 2 minutes on high.

Cook your spaghetti sauce:

1. Peel the zucchini, wash and dice it into bite-size pieces or however you want.
2. Wash the sweet pepper, and cut it into bite-size pieces.
3. Peel the onion, and dice it or slice it.
4. In a separate sauce pan, heat up the oil for 2-3 minutes in medium flame.
5. Add the cut onion, zucchini and peppers. Fry for 5 minutes.
6. Open the jar of Spaghetti sauce and pour it into the sauce pan. Mix well.
7. If the sauce is too thick, and you prefer a thinner sauce, add a 1/2 jarful of water into the empty jar and swirl the jar around.  Then, pour the water mixture into the sauce pan.
8. Cover the sauce pan with its lid and let the sauce cook for about 20 minutes.

Cook your spaghetti:

1. When the water in your pot is boiling, add the dried spaghetti into the pot. 
2. I usually break the spaghetti in half, so that they would fit nicely inside the pot.
3. Let the spaghetti cook 'al dente' according to the instructions on your spaghetti box. It is usually between 7-10 minutes.
4. When spaghetti is cooked, drain the spaghetti with a colander in your sink
5. When the spaghetti is drained, pour it into your serving bowl. You can add a little bit of oil into the spaghetti and mix it, if you prefer.
6. You can serve your spaghetti stand alone, or you can pour the sauce over the spaghetti and serve it that way.

Either way, enjoy your hearty warm meal, with a side dish of corn niblets, and  fresh salad.  Bete Avon! (Hebrew for Bon Appetite!)