BBQ Spaghetti

Submitted by Stephanie Y.

"In this recipe you can use leftover pork, beef, or chicken. Recipe courtesy The Neelys."

 

• Ready In: 42hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 16

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 small green bell pepper, chopped
• 1⁄2 yellow onion
• 1 tablespoon garlic salt
• 1 1 lb beef or 1 lb chicken, cooked and chopped into bite-size pieces
• 1 lb spaghetti

• BBQ Sauce(use 3 and a half cups)

• 2 cups ketchup
• 1 cup water
• 1⁄2 cup apple cider vinegar
• 5 tablespoons light brown sugar
• 5 tablespoons sugar
• 1⁄2 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1⁄2 tablespoon onion powder
• 1⁄2 tablespoon ground mustard
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

directions

1. 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. Add the premade BBQ sauce and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a low simmer and add the chopped meat.
2. 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.
3. Neely's BBQ Sauce: In a large saucepan, combine all ingredients. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat to simmer. Cooked uncovered, stirring frequently, for 2 hours.
4. Yield: 3 1/2 cups.

Reviews

[Chef GreanEyes]

pretty good! different taste for spaghetti. used up some left over pulled pork. bbq sauce was really good! added a touch of honey cuz the man said it needed to be a little sweeter. Im gonna add some red pepper flakes next time! thanks for posting cookiedog!

 

[flower7]

This is very good! I halved the recipe and used red bell pepper, red onion, and leftovers from one of those chickens you get already roasted from the supermarket. The only change I made was to cut back the sugar just a little bit, and I'm glad I did as it was just about the right sweetness for my taste. I also just realized that I forgot the garlic salt - whoops! I do think the serving sizes are way off though - I got about 3-4 servings from a half recipe. I'm looking forward to trying this again with pork or beef. Thanks for posting!

 

[mtcwifey1031]

I made this when it was first put on the food network.I used left over pork ,i had from a shoulder i cooked.Its a littel sweet but good.WILL make again.

 

[loof751]

This was a yummy pasta dish! I used chopped chicken as the meat and it went great with the yummy bbq sauce. Since you top regular spaghetti with Parmesan cheese, it made sense to me to top this with finely shredded cheddar, so we did and it was really good!

 

[Moe Larry Cheese]

This dish is a great alternative to regular spaghetti. It is even better the next day. This recipe is a keeper.