Creole Spaghetti
A Zesty, Spanish-Style Sauce for Spaghetti
Next time your family clamors for pasta, cook up our vibrant, Spanish-style sauce for spaghetti. This zesty meat spaghetti sauce gets a boost of Spanish flavor from GOYA® Stuffed Olives, savory sofrito, chopped ham, and an authentic blend of Spanish herbs and spices.
So if you’re on the hunt for spaghetti ideas, give this tempting olive spaghetti sauce a try. Your family will ask for it, again and again!
Total Time
45m
Prep Time:15m
Yields:8 Servings
Ingredients
1 tbsp.
1¼ lbs.
ground beef (85% lean)
¼ lb.
country ham, cut into ¼” pieces (about ¾ cup)
2 cans
½ cup
2 tbsp.
1 tbsp.
sugar
1 tsp.
½ tsp.
¼ cup
½ cup
finely chopped fresh cilantro, divided
1 lb.
spaghetti
Parmesan cheese, to taste
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Directions
Step 1
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.
Step 2
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.
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Creole Spaghetti
Prep Time 15m
Total time 45m
Yields: 8 Servings
A Zesty, Spanish-Style Sauce for Spaghetti
Next time your family clamors for pasta, cook up our vibrant, Spanish-style sauce for spaghetti. This zesty meat spaghetti sauce gets a boost of Spanish flavor from GOYA® Stuffed Olives, savory sofrito, chopped ham, and an authentic blend of Spanish herbs and spices.
So if you’re on the hunt for spaghetti ideas, give this tempting olive spaghetti sauce a try. Your family will ask for it, again and again!
Ingredients
1 tbsp.
1¼ lbs.
ground beef (85% lean)
¼ lb.
country ham, cut into ¼” pieces (about ¾ cup)
2 cans
½ cup
2 tbsp.
1 tbsp.
sugar
1 tsp.
½ tsp.
¼ cup
½ cup
finely chopped fresh cilantro, divided
1 lb.
spaghetti
Parmesan cheese, to taste
Directions
Step 1
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.
Step 2
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.
