Best Christmas Spaghetti Recipes

CHRISTMAS SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Stir olive oil and basil leaves into the boiling water; cook spaghetti, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain.
• Grease a large casserole dish with 2 teaspoons butter. Loosely pile about 1/3 of the spaghetti into the casserole dish; do not pack. Dot spaghetti with about 1/3 of the garlic herb butter.
• Combine evaporated milk, American cheese, red bell peppers, and salt in a blender, working in batches if necessary; blend until smooth.
• Sprinkle spaghetti in the dish with 1/3 the Monterey Jack cheese and pour 1/3 the blended American cheese sauce over the top. Layer 1/3 the remaining spaghetti, 1/3 the garlic herb butter, 1/3 the Monterey Cheese, and 1/3 the sauce twice more. Cover dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the dish is bubbling and the sauce has darkened slightly from pink to orange, about 30 minutes.

MAMA'S SICILIAN CHRISTMAS SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Note: boil each separately in same water Boiled Eggplant in a 3qt saucepan until just soft Drain and retain water Boil Cauliflower in a 3qt saucepan until just soft , Drain and retain water Boil Fennel in the same water for about 1 hour Remove Artichoke Hearts from can, separate with a fork After each ingredient has been boiled & drained fry in Olive Oil Mash the eggplant and cauliflower until chunky Puree Fennel in a blender Mix the Eggplant, Cauliflower & Artichoke (This mixture can be combined and frozen for future use, if so add the fennel in as well) Prepare Sauce Saute beef Add vegetables into sauce Drain beef and add to sauce Partially cook Spaghetti for 5 minutes or until just soft In a large bake pan add Spaghetti and alternately layer vegetables, cheese and meat over pasta until pan is full then bake @ 350* for 1 hour Cut into large squares and cover with sauce and parmesan to serve. Note: you can also add anchovies to tomato sauce if desired

MYRT'S CHRISTMAS SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Sauté onions, bell pepper, and garlic in 5 tablespoons of olive oil.
• Add beef and cook until no longer pink.
• Add stewed tomatoes, olives, salt, pepper, and cheese.
• Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Then add Worcestershire sauce, mushroom pieces and tomato soup.
• Combine mixture with cooked spaghetti, refrigerate overnight.
• To serve, heat in oven at 350°F for approximately 45-60 minutes, or until heated through.

CHRISTMAS EVE SPAGHETTI WITH ANCHOVIES

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil for the spaghetti. Cook till al dente.
• Meantime, heat a heavy skillet (cast iron)and saute the bread crumbs till golden brown. Remove and set aside.
• Heat oils till very warm. Add the anchovies to the warm oil. Turn up the heat and simmer till the anchovies disintegrate.
• Drain the spaghetti but leave very wet.
• Pour the oil/anchovy mixture over and toss.
• Sprinkle with the browned bread crumbs.
• My kids used to call this "dirty worms".