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Healthy Homemade Spaghetti-O’s are ready in 30 minutes. Made from common ingredients, this pasta dish is a healthier alternative to it’s processed namesake. No prep-work required.
I love Spaghetti-O’s. I don’t remember eating them as a kid, but somehow I developed a great appreciation for this canned pasta. My last migraine came with a bad craving for them. Obviously, like most delicious processed food, they aren’t particularly healthy. And I like healthy foods.
So, to remedy the situation, I created Healthy Spaghetti-O’s. This version uses canned tomato sauce, common spices, and nutritional yeast to re-create this cheesy, tomato-ey pasta goodness. You could leave out the nutritional yeast if you really want to, but I’m making no promises about the taste. The nutritional yeast gives it the slight cheesy flavor. Vegan cheese might work too, but it creeps me out, so I didn’t try it.
You’re also quite welcome to use any pasta that you want. Anellini pasta (the little rings) can be tricky to find. I had to go to three different grocery stores to find them. Feel free to replace them with any pasta that you want. Alphabets could be fun, or tiny shells. Ditalini is fairly similar to Anellini and much easier to find. Keep in mind though, that the cooking times may vary with the different types of pasta.
Speaking of cooking, during my first attempt at making healthy Spaghetti-O’s, I cooked everything in a pot. The pasta stuck to the bottom and I burned my hands from all the sputtering and spewing of tomato sauce.
For my next attempt, I cooked everything in my Le Creuset skillet. (I thought the skillet would make prettier photos). I actually found that the pasta didn’t stick quite as much, or at least I had an easier time unsticking them. It also didn’t spew tomato sauce.
This is probably due to the difference in quality between my pot and skillet, but I thought I’d let you know anyway. The skillet was much friendlier.
The beauty of this recipe is that there is absolutely no prep work required. The hardest step is opening the can of tomato sauce – which can be quite tricky if you have a crummy can opener.
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Healthy Homemade Spaghetti-O’s are ready in 30 minutes. Made from common ingredients, this pasta dish is a healthier alternative to it’s processed namesake. No prep-work required.
Ingredients
- 1.5 – 2 Cup Water
- 1/4 Cup Unsweetened Non-Dairy Milk
- 8 oz Pasta
- 15 oz Tomato Sauce (no added salt)
- 1 tsp Onion Powder
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Paprika
- 1 tsp Salt
- 2 tsp Italian Seasonings
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 Tbs Vegan Margarine
- 1/4 C Nutritional Yeast
Instructions
- Bring 1 ½ cups of water and the non-dairy milk to a boil. Add the pasta and cook for 8 minutes, stirring constantly. The pasta should still be crunchy at the end of this time.
- Add all remaining ingredients except for the extra water, margarine, and nutritional yeast. Continue to cook until the pasta is soft, approximately 15-20 minutes. Stir constantly to prevent the pasta from sticking to the bottom of the pot. Add more water as needed, a ¼ cup at a time.
- When the pasta is soft, remove from heat and stir in the margarine and nutritional yeast.
- Serve immediately and enjoy.
Nutrition Facts
Healthy Spaghetti-O's
Serves: 4
| Amount Per Serving | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 274 | |
| % Daily Value* | ||
| Total Fat 8.1 | 12.5% | |
| Saturated Fat 1.3 | 6.5% | |
| Trans Fat | ||
| Cholesterol 43 | 14.3% | |
| Sodium 706 | 29.4% | |
| Total Carbohydrate 43 | 14.3% | |
| Dietary Fiber 2.3 | 9.2% | |
| Sugars 6.9 | ||
| Protein 9 | ||
| Vitamin A | Vitamin C | |
| Calcium | Iron | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
The Parsimonious Pea
