BBQ Spaghetti

Submitted by SweetSueAl

"A different way to cook spaghetti. The homemade BBQ sauce is delicious, but I suppose in a pinch you could use any pre-made sauce. From Down Home with the Neelys on Food Network (what would we do without that channel)!"

 

• Ready In: 3hrs
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 473.18 ml ketchup
• 236.59 ml water
• 118.29 ml apple cider vinegar
• 73.94 ml light brown sugar
• 73.94 ml sugar
• 7.39 ml fresh ground black pepper
• 7.39 ml onion powder
• 7.39 ml ground mustard
• 14.79 ml lemon juice
• 14.79 ml Worcestershire sauce
• 14.79 ml olive oil
• 1 small green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 yellow onion, chopped
• 14.79 ml garlic salt
• 453.59 453.59 g beef or 453.59 g chicken, cooked and chopped into bite-size pieces
• 453.59 g spaghetti

directions

1. For BBQ Sauce:.
2. In a large saucepan, combine all ingredients.
3. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat to simmer.
4. Cooked uncovered, stirring frequently, for 2 hours.
5. For BBQ Spaghetti:.
6. In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Saute the pepper and onion, until softened for 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the garlic salt.
7. Add the BBQ sauce and bring to a boil.
8. Reduce the heat to a low simmer and add the chopped meat.
9. Meanwhile, fill a large pot with water and bring to boil. Season liberally with salt and add spaghetti. Cook for 7 minutes, until al dente (firm but not hard) and drain. Toss spaghetti with sauce.

Reviews

[torie t.]

I really enjoyed this. My only change to the recipe was to add some liquid smoke to the sauce. Thanks for the posting.

 

[cooking-BAG]

This was wonderful. The only thing I did different was to add some ground chicken. I have made this before, but did not use this sauce. I believe this sauce really makes this so good. I think I thought I could get by with a bottle of sauce last time, but I'm so glad I made this sauce this time. Thanks so much for posting. I will be making this a lot this summer.

 

[didyb]

It's getting the 5 for the sauce-- so very good!! Due to picky kids, I knew I couldn't serve them this exactly as written-- but my modifications were minor altogether-- heaven forbid that there actually be a meat/sauce mixed in with the spaghetti!! I slow cooked, using only 1/2 cup water (boneless pork ribs) til fork tender (about 4 hours on high) and served meat, sauce, spaghetti all separate-- to be mixed as desired. Very yummy. I also cut back on the pepper- which I usually do to recipes due to personal taste. Thanks for a great BBQ pork!!

 

[GIBride01]

We really enjoyed this recipe. I used leftover pork carnitas, Recipe #108939, and followed recipe, halving it for 2 1/2 people ! We still have leftovers for lunch tomorrow for DH and DS, even with cutting in half. Very tasty and unique, will make again. Thanks for posting!

 

[Carrie in Greenville]

This was great! My husband is a picky eater, and he loved this. I added smoke flavor like one of the reviews suggested and I accidently left out the vinegar. I lightly salted and then stir-fried the pork with minced garlic, removed it from the pan, then stir-fried the pepper and onion just to tender-crisp, then returned the pork to the pan and added the sauce and the cooked noodles. I only used a half pound box of spaghetti noodles (I used half the sauce in the recipe and put the rest in my fridge to use for BBQ sauce) but I still had plenty for four servings.