THE BEST CREAMY MEXICAN RED SPAGHETTI | ESPAGUETI ROJO

spaghetti

🥗Healthier: whole wheat spaghetti

💰Cheaper: pasta

Whole wheat spaghetti is more nutritious, while regular pasta can be more budget-friendly.

olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is often less expensive.

Fill a large pot with water and set it on high heat.

Add salt, oil, bay leaves, and half of the onion to the water.

Wait for the water to come to a boil.

Once boiling, break the spaghetti in half and add it to the pot.

Cook spaghetti for 10 to 12 minutes until soft.

Reserve 2 cups of pasta water, then drain the spaghetti and remove the onion and bay leaves.

In a blender, combine cream cheese, chipotle peppers, chicken bouillon, cumin, remaining onion, roma tomatoes, garlic clove, and the reserved pasta water.

Blend until smooth to create a tomato broth.

In the same pot used for pasta, set it on medium heat and add butter until melted.

Add the tomato broth and crema mexicana to the pot and mix.

Bring the broth to a simmer and adjust salt to taste.

Add the cooked spaghetti to the sauce and mix well.

Reduce heat to low and optionally add cheese, cover, and let melt for 2 minutes.

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