Nigerian fried Spaghetti tastes very great and you will definitely love cooking it once you have mastered how to prepare the dish. It is different from the Jollof version, and it needs some special cooking skills for its preparation.

Nigerian fried spaghetti is easy, quick and tasty. Ready in 20 minutes, this spaghetti recipe makes for a nice midweek dinner.

Pasta makes for a quick meal and just like my rasta pasta recipe, this is a quick dish. Not only is this spaghetti recipe quick, but it is filling, delicious, and healthy.

There are many ways of cooking spaghetti and this fried recipe is one of my favorites.

It takes just 15 minutes to cook. So quickly you’ll get the meal ready before any takeout will be delivered. Just imagine this as dinner and if you have leftovers you can have it for lunch the next day.

Nigerian Fried Spaghetti Recipe

Let me tell you why you’ll love the fried spaghetti recipe:

• It is easy, fast and simple.

• It is budget-friendly.

• It is tasty, and kids and adults love it.

• You can get it ready in under 20 minutes.

• It makes use of a few simple ingredients.

• This recipe is simple and you can’t go wrong with it.

Nigerian Fried Spaghetti Ingredients

Another enticing thing about this dish is it makes use of simple everyday ingredients. The ingredients for this recipe are:

• Spaghetti

• Mixed vegetables (carrots, peas, sweetcorn) – You can use other types of vegetables. A nice way to clear the fridge

• Mixed peppers – (red, green and yellow bell peppers)

• Shrimp/Prawns (Optional) – You can substitute for chicken.

• Onion

• Garlic

• Black pepper

• Soy sauce- oh soy sauce! This ingredient will take your stir fry from top to top. Use the dark soy sauce if you can.

• Curry powder

• Dried Thyme

• Spring Onions

• Salt

• Vegetable oil – You can use sunflower oil, olive oil or coconut oil.

How to Cook Nigerian Fried Spaghetti

Add water to a pot and put it on the stove. Add a tablespoon of vegetable oil and leave to boil before adding salt and spaghetti.

Cook for 10 minutes or till spaghetti is cooked aldente. Drain and set aside.

Put a wok or pan on the stove, add the remaining vegetable oil then add prawns/shrimp. Fry prawn then add onions, mixed vegetables, mixed peppers and spring onions.

Add seasoning cube, curry powder, dried thyme, and soy sauce. Stir fry for 3 minutes then add in the cooked spaghetti. Mix well before taking off the heat.

Fried spaghetti is ready to be enjoyed. Best enjoyed warm.