One of the greatest cooks I met in my life was my mother-in-law (Amma). Amma taught me many excellent dishes and a lot of dishes I make today are influenced by her. I would like to share one of her original recipes with you. Every time I cook this dish, it is a hit.
Enjoy!
Geetika
Servings: 6-8
Ingredients:
1 box plain spaghetti noodles
2 bottles pasta sauce (Classico Spicy Red Pepper)
1 packet grated mild cheddar cheese
1 green pepper- thinly sliced
1 red pepper- thinly sliced
1 yellow onion- thinly sliced
1 box mushroom- thinly sliced
4 roma tomatoes- thinly sliced
Salt and black pepper
Olive oil
1) Boil water- add salt and olive oil to boiling water
2) Cook spaghetti in boiling water (approximately 12 minutes or until spaghetti cooked)
3) Drain water from spaghetti
4) In a separate pan, pour 2 tablespoons of olive oil
5) Sauté spaghetti in olive oil
6) Add two pinches of salt and black pepper
7) In a separate pan, sauté vegetables in olive oil (add salt and pepper)
8) In a casserole dish do the following:
- Coat casserole dish with Pam oil spray
- Place one layer of spaghetti noodles
- Pour spaghetti sauce on top of noodles
- Evenly place vegetables on top
- Place grated cheese on next layer
- Repeat above starting with spaghetti noodle layer
- End result- one layer spaghetti, one layer sauce, one layer vegetables, one layer cheese, repeat- last layer should be cheese on top
9) Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees (uncovered)
10) Broil for 5 minutes
11) Let cool and cut in square pieces and serve!
Enjoy!
Geetika
Servings: 6-8
Ingredients:
1 box plain spaghetti noodles
2 bottles pasta sauce (Classico Spicy Red Pepper)
1 packet grated mild cheddar cheese
1 green pepper- thinly sliced
1 red pepper- thinly sliced
1 yellow onion- thinly sliced
1 box mushroom- thinly sliced
4 roma tomatoes- thinly sliced
Salt and black pepper
Olive oil
1) Boil water- add salt and olive oil to boiling water
2) Cook spaghetti in boiling water (approximately 12 minutes or until spaghetti cooked)
3) Drain water from spaghetti
4) In a separate pan, pour 2 tablespoons of olive oil
5) Sauté spaghetti in olive oil
6) Add two pinches of salt and black pepper
7) In a separate pan, sauté vegetables in olive oil (add salt and pepper)
8) In a casserole dish do the following:
- Coat casserole dish with Pam oil spray
- Place one layer of spaghetti noodles
- Pour spaghetti sauce on top of noodles
- Evenly place vegetables on top
- Place grated cheese on next layer
- Repeat above starting with spaghetti noodle layer
- End result- one layer spaghetti, one layer sauce, one layer vegetables, one layer cheese, repeat- last layer should be cheese on top
9) Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees (uncovered)
10) Broil for 5 minutes
11) Let cool and cut in square pieces and serve!
