2020 - April 13 - one pan spaghetti boerewors dish

Monday 13 April 2020


Thanks Monja Pretorius for tagging me - and Estee De Waal who have made it.

So you take sausage out of casing, make little balls (pic 1), bake in oven. Then you remove meatballs (or that's what I did), put a whole packet of spaghetti down, the balls, sauce and stock - and top with foil.

I would rather use a dish with a lid - the foil doesn't 'close' the dish effectively, so the pasta doesn't steam within 30 minutes. Also there were not enough liquid - or sauce (if you follow the recipe) - so I would double the sauce amount and instead of 2 cups stock, I would use 2 1/2 cups.

BUT IT'S A GREAT DISH!!! Huuuuuge amount of food!!!! And really easy. I felt quite 'Italian' eating it.

You don't eat pasta? Replace the pasta with carrot 'spaghetti', pour the sauce over (no stock), put lid on and bake for about 10- 15 min. Then add cheese and bake open under grill for about 5 min. EASY PEASY!!!!!

Boerewors spaghetti sauce and cheese in 1 pan

1 packet (500g) spaghetti

1 packet (800g) SPAR Boerewors

2-3 tins (410g each) SPAR Chakalaka Hot & Spicy (tomato relish)

2 1/2 cups beef stock 

1 cup grated SPAR White Gouda Cheese

Serving suggestion:

SPAR Freshline Basil 

Green salad

 Preheat the oven to 200°C and grease a large Pyrex dish WITH A LID. 

1.      Slice off the end of the boerewors and squeeze out the meat. Shape them into meatballs using your hands. 

2.      Place meatballs in the greased dish and bake for 15-20 minutes, until just golden.

3.      Remove meatballs, pour off the oil (or use that as part of the stock measurement).

4.      Put dry spaghetti in dish, replace the meatalls, spoon over the chakalaka, pour over stock and cover with lid. 

5.      Return to the oven and bake for 30 minutes, or until the spaghetti is just cooked and the liquid has evaporated. 

6.      Remove from the oven and turn the oven to grill on the highest setting.

7.      Remove the lid and mix the spaghetti, sauce and meatballs. Sprinkle over the grated cheese and grill in the oven until the cheese is golden and bubbly.

8.      Sprinkle over fresh basil leaves, serve alongside a green salad and ENJOY!

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