WHEN YOU HAVE RICE AND SPAGHETTI, PREPARE THIS EASY DISH |NIGERIAN FOOD

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil provides healthier fats while canola is often more affordable.

chicken or beef

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Tofu is a plant-based protein option, while chicken thighs are cheaper than breast cuts.

Break spaghetti into small pieces.

Add butter and a little vegetable oil to a dry pan and melt the butter.

Toast the broken spaghetti in the melted butter and oil until it turns brown and has a nutty aroma.

Add rinsed rice to the toasted spaghetti and mix well.

Add seasoning and salt to taste.

Pour enough water to cook the rice and spaghetti, then cover the pot and cook until the water is dried up and the rice and spaghetti are fully cooked.

Fluff the cooked rice and spaghetti and set aside.

In a separate pan, heat a little vegetable oil until hot, then add chopped onions and cook for about 60 seconds.

Add ginger and garlic paste to the onions and mix well.

Add diced carrots and mix, then add chopped bell pepper and green peas.

Season the vegetables with soy sauce and adjust seasoning as needed.

Combine the cooked rice and spaghetti with the sautéed vegetables and mix well until combined.

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