Greek Spaghetti Recipes

GREEK SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 325 F and put a large pot of well-salted water on to boil.
• Place the whole tomatoes (including the vine if your tomatoes have one) into a ceramic or metal oven dish. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and a good pinch of salt. Roll the tomatoes around a little to cover everything with the oil, then add the garlic slices distributing them evenly into the dish. Place the dish in the center of the preheated oven and cook for 15 minutes. The tomatoes will soften and the skin may split.
• While the tomatoes are cooking, prepare the sauce. Put the chopped parsley, mint, and oregano in a small bowl. Add the rinsed capers, red wine vinegar, and the remaining 4 tablespoons olive oil. Whisk together to create a thick, creamy looking dressing and put it to one side; do not place in the refrigerator.
• Boil your spaghetti as per the instructions until al dente . Once cooked, drain the pasta and tip back into the warm pan. Stir in the dressing while the spaghetti is hot; it will become very fragrant. Add in the chopped black and green olives and the tomatoes and garlic, including any juice from the cooking dish.
• To serve either, either transfer the pasta into a large warmed serving bowl for everyone to help themselves or into four individual warmed bowls. Before serving, cover the pasta with a generous helping of feta cheese and freshly ground black pepper.

GREEK SPAGHETTI WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti according to package directions; drain. Return spaghetti to saucepan. Stir in the chicken, spinach, soup, mayonnaise, sour cream, celery, onion, green pepper, pimientos and lemon pepper. , Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish (dish will be full). Top with Monterey Jack cheese, bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until heated through.

GREEK SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the tomatoes, olives, feta, capers, parsley, salt, and pepper.
• Cook spaghetti according to package directions and drain.
• Meanwhile, in a medium frying pan, heat the olive oil over moderately low heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
• Add the cooked pasta and the garlic oil to the tomato mixture and toss.

GREEK SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. In a nonstick skillet, saute oregano and garlic in oil for 1 minute or until garlic is tender. Add the tomatoes, green onions, 2 tablespoons parsley, basil and lemon juice; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until heated through. Remove from the heat., Drain spaghetti and add to tomato mixture. Add 3/4 cup feta cheese, salt and pepper; toss to combine. Transfer to serving plates. Sprinkle with remaining feta and parsley. Serve immediately.

GREEK SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Heat a saut pan and quickly saut in the olive oil the garlic followed by the green onions and then the cherry tomatoes.
• Lastly, add the spinach and as soon as the spinach is cooked - this only takes a few seconds - pour the whole thing over the spaghetti.
• Sprinkle the feta cheese and oregano over the spaghetti and toss like a salad.
• Season with salt and pepper.

BAKED GREEK SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Cook noodles, drain and rinse. Melt margarine and saute onions and peppers until tinder. Mix olives, mushrooms and tomatoes with peppers and onions.
• Mix mushroom soup with 1/2 can water and 8 oz sour cream together.
• Layer mixture of vegetables into baking dish; top with spaghetti.
• Pour sauce over this,cover with shredded cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

GREEK-STYLE SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Trim the eggplants and cut into small, equal-sized pieces; deseed and chop the capsicums; peel, trim and chop the onion; peel and chop the garlic. Put the onion and garlic in a bowl and toss in the lemon juice.
• Cook the pasta in a pan or wok of lightly salted boiling water according to the packet instructions. Drain well and return to the pan or wok and toss in 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil in a separate pan or wok, and cook all the vegetables over a medium heat for 10-12 minutes, stirring occasionally until they are just tender. Stir in the balsamic vinegar and the honey.
• Add the pasta to the vegetables and toss gently until they are well-combined. Crumble the feta cheese over the dish, season with pepper and garnish with baby spinach leaves or your favourite herb and serve immediately.
• Variation: For a milder taste, perhaps for children, use mozzarella cheese instead of feta.

GREEK SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions to al dente stage.
• While pasta is cooking, melt butter and saute garlic in a non-stick skillet When pasta is done, drain and toss immediately in skillet, stirring with pasta server to coat with butter and distribute garlic.
• Serve into pasta dishes and sprinkle with the desired amount of feta.
• (If you like it like I do, 1/4 cup may not be enough!).