Any ideas on how to spice up that old spaghetti?

Canada
December 7, 2006 4:24pm CST
It's my favourite food, and I eat it an awful lot, but I'm in the mood for something different. I've been trying to fry up some sausages and put that in the sauce, but that's starting to get kind of boring too lol... I also switched from the parmesan cheese to chedder, which I think is a nice change, but do any of you have any other ideas of what I can do to it? Just to shake things up a little. I still love spaghetti a ton, and would keep eating it regardless, but if there's other ideas out there to try, I think it would be great to try some new things.
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31 responses
• United States
8 Dec 06
if you like spicy food try adding some jalapenos peppers to the sauce while your cooking it, and a variety of other vegetables, like zuchinni, mushrooms, peppers, onions, tomatoes, thats my fav, then i top it off with mixed cheeses all shredded together. Im a pasta fene :) I also use penne pasta sometimes instead of regular spaghetti noodles.
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@rebelann (111463)
• El Paso, Texas
21 Sep 19
That sounds really good, I'll have to try that.
@loved1 (5328)
• United States
8 Dec 06
Sometimes just for variety I will use pepperoni slices and black olives instead of hamburger. It tastes great if you heat the pepperoni in the sauce for a while so the flavors can blend.
• Canada
8 Dec 06
Okay, I'll definately try that one out! I know we have pepperoni around here too, because we make our own pizza, so we usually have it on hand. Thanks for the great suggestion!
@srhelmer (7029)
• Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
7 Dec 06
I'm a big cheese person and try to mix a combination of cheeses into my sauce (parmesan, cheddar, mozarella) to change the taste.
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• Canada
7 Dec 06
Oh, that's a good idea, thanks! I've never tried a combination, but it does sound tasty. I'll have to try that one out soon :)
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@msqtech (15074)
• United States
8 Dec 06
I think some lingerie from victoria secret would work I also like to vary my sauce mix with different spices and have you ever tried anything really strange with pasta
• United States
8 Dec 06
The strangest thing I've seen with spaghetti was at the Old Spaghetti Factory in Newport Beach, CA. It was St. Patrick's Day and some frat boys were chowing down on green spaghetti.
• Canada
8 Dec 06
lol... that would certainly be interesting. I know my grandmother gets really carried away with the holidays lol... green milk and green potatoes and green everything for Saint Patricks day... then everything turns pick when it's Valentine's Day. Oh well... it's all fun :P
• Canada
8 Dec 06
That would definately 'spice' up the meal lol... and I haven't really tried anything strange with pasta. What would you suggest?
@chance00 (3331)
• United States
8 Dec 06
I like toput tons of fresh cut garlic in the sauce and so fresh musrooms.This make the sauce smell good as well.My friend loves sundried tomatos in her sauce.She says it gives it a rich flavor.
• Canada
10 Dec 06
Fresh cut garlic is wonderful and will be great for the summer/fall, since we actually grow garlic in the backyard here! And sundried tomatoes sound like they'd be amazing in spaghetti! I love them on my pizza, but never thought of adding them to my sauce :) Thanks!
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
9 Dec 06
you might want to try using tuna (canned - spicy) as replacement for your meet. it is really yummy. we tried it here once and have loved it. my friends also once used corned beef. you know a little tangy taste on your spaghetti is really okay with our taste. might work for you too.
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
10 Dec 06
thanks! yes it is really okay using canned meat for spaghetti, can cost much less too.
@remaster74 (4064)
• Greece
11 Dec 06
My best spagheti recipie ever.... Boil the spagheti and leave them aside. In a frying pan put some olive oil. Cut lots of dry onions and fresh onions, some garlic and let them fry a little. Then take some slices of bacon, mushrooms, and olives sliced in 4, and put them in the frying pan. Let them fry a little and then take some sour cream. Put as many as to cover the rest of stuff in, grind as many kinds of cheese as you like and put them in also and after a while turn off the heat. Remember to stear all the time. Then you take the mix in the pan and you put it there where you have boiled the spaghetti, that you have put out of the water they were boiled in. You mix really good and you serve immediately. If you like you can put on top grined grana padano. It's excellent!!!
• United States
8 Dec 06
I make a spaghetti pizza bak that I like a lot. I cook my pasta and mix it with some red sauce and some pepperoni them top it with motzerella cheese and bake it in the oven until the cheese is melted. It's really good.
• Canada
10 Dec 06
wow... that sounds good too. It reminds me of something that I do like that, a spaghetti bun I call it lol... I take a bun, make garlic bread of out it first, and then put spaghetti sauce on top of that and then bake it with cheese on top until it melts :) So the bun takes the part of the noodles :P
@peaceful (3294)
• United States
8 Dec 06
Get yourself some great olive oil, a package of frozen salad shrimp and some ripe olives. Chop an onion and a clove of garlic together and then chop some fresh parsley and basil leaves... In a frying pan, put three tablespoon of that great olive oil and heat it till it sizzles... Add the chopped vegetables and stir slightly. Meanwhile thaw the shrimp- this takes one minute, and dry them on a paper towel... When the veggies are about done (two minutes) add the shrimp a a few of the drained ripe olives (chopped)... cook for 1 more minute... Spoon this mixture over cooked pasta, add some fresh basil leaves and some shavings of fresh parmegiana cheese... Enjoy! :)
• Canada
8 Dec 06
Yummm.... I think I definately will be enjoying that one! And luckily for me, I already have most of the ingredients here at my house! Thanks :)
• Anguilla
8 Dec 06
they are many other types of food that you can try all you have to do is experiment. Expecially pastas there are so many different types of pastas. with diffrent cheeses.
• Canada
8 Dec 06
Yeppers, that's what I'm noticing... I'm so uncreative when it comes to food, it's nice to have some good suggestions here to help me along :)
• United States
8 Dec 06
when i make spaghetti i usally put green peppers in the sauce and put a little sugar in the sauce to give it a little more flavor itvtaste good and you cant even taste the peppers and the sugar just makes it so its not to acididy.its taste pretty good.i also use parmesan and ramono sauce from rague.
• Canada
10 Dec 06
I usually like to put green peppers into my sauce as well, and sugar must be pretty good, since you are also suggesting it. I'm happy that it will also make it less acidic, because sometimes I find that they are too acidy for my liking. Thanks for your suggestions!
@luko4me (131)
• United States
8 Dec 06
I like to fry some ground turkey to put in my spaghetti. My kids like it. It makes a nice change from hamburger.
• Canada
8 Dec 06
Yes, we've been using a lot of fried turkey as well instead of hamburger in our sauses because it's lower in fat, and my dad is on a very big health kick lately. But I don't mind, if it's better for you, and still tastes good, then why not, right?
• United States
9 Dec 06
all of these additions to spaghetti sound great i will definately be using them soon, maybe even tonight. thank you everybody.
• India
12 Dec 06
no idea
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
9 Dec 06
not sure. i usually just reheat the spaghetti. i topped it with cheese and hotdogs or sausage. and it's yummy already.
@dhaeo_09 (1007)
• Philippines
9 Dec 06
chili's are hot - Chili sauce.
Try to add some chilis on your spaghetti sauce.
@dhaeo_09 (1007)
• Philippines
9 Dec 06
Try to add some chilis on your spaghetti sauce.
@sarilynne (273)
• Canada
9 Dec 06
I enjoy cooking with shrimp and garlic and spicy peanut/sesame oil! Yum! Also try it with a bit of goat's cheese (not feta, goat's cheest is softer). It can add a nice light texture to it.
• Philippines
9 Dec 06
foods, foods, foods!
• Philippines
9 Dec 06
food, i like to eat so much, i eat delicious food as long as my stomach is not full, hmm.. anything you say i would agree in terms of good food.. lol.. :)