Easy Oriental Spaghetti

In Filipino cuisine, pancit or pansit are noodles. Noodles were introduced into the Philippines by the Chinese and have since been adopted into local cuisine. The term Hokkien Pian I Sit is where the name was derived from which means "convenient food." (source: Wikipedia)

We normally use Pasta in making Spaghetti. For our budget recipe spaghetti with a twist, we are using canton noodles.  This is a spaghetti that your kids will surely enjoy.

Easy Oriental Spaghetti

 What to Prepare:

 4 cloves crushed garlic

 1 medium 50g onion, chopped

 1 1/2 cups water

 150g ground beef or pork

 1 can (237g) DEL MONTE Italian Style Spaghetti Sauce

 1 medium (50g) red bell pepper, diced

 200g canton noodles

  

Start Cooking:

 Saute garlic, onion and beef. 

 Cook for 5 minutes.

 Add water and DEL MONTE Spaghetti Sauce.

 Season with 1/3 tsp. iodized fine salt (or 1 tsp. iodized rock salt) and 1/4 tsp pepper.

Simmer for 10 minutes.

 Add bell peppers and canton noodles.

 Cook for 5 minutes while stirring.

 Top with grated cheese if desired.

Did you know?

Made with wheat flour and water, these are the oldest form of noodles. In northern China, where they originated, and in select restaurants around the world, they are still made by hand with a soft dough, resulting in a silky texture. Wheat-flour noodles are mainly available dried in Asian markets. They vary in thickness and may be round or flat. The thinnest (Amoy style or Chinese somen) are used in refined soups, whereas the thicker varieties stand up to heartier soups and casseroles. (source: http://www.foodreference.com/)