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1. Finely chop the onion, dice the red bell pepper, mince the garlic, and halve the cherry tomatoes. Break the spaghetti into short pieces about the length of orzo or rice.
250 g spaghetti,
1 piece yellow onion,
1 piece red bell pepper,
3 clove garlic clove,
1.5 cup cherry tomatoes
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2. Heat olive oil in a wide, heavy pot over medium heat. Add the onion and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring, until softened and lightly golden. Add the red bell pepper and cook until just tender, then add the garlic and cherry tomatoes and cook until the tomatoes start to collapse.
3 tbsp olive oil,
1 piece yellow onion,
1 piece red bell pepper,
3 clove garlic clove,
1.5 cup cherry tomatoes,
1.2 tsp salt
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3. Stir the broken spaghetti into the vegetables and cook, stirring frequently, until lightly toasted. Sprinkle in the dried oregano, dried basil, smoked paprika, chili flakes, remaining salt, and black pepper, and stir briefly until fragrant.
250 g spaghetti,
1 tsp dried oregano,
1 tsp dried basil,
0.5 tsp smoked paprika,
0.2 tsp chili flakes,
1.2 tsp salt,
0.5 tsp black pepper
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4. Pour in the canned crushed tomatoes and most of the vegetable broth, stirring to submerge the pasta. Bring to a gentle simmer, then cook uncovered, stirring often like risotto and adding more broth as needed, until the spaghetti is just al dente and the mixture looks thick and saucy.
250 g spaghetti,
1 cup canned crushed tomatoes,
4 cup vegetable broth
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5. Stir in the frozen peas and frozen corn and simmer until heated through and the spaghetti is creamy and glossy. Remove from the heat, then quickly stir in the butter and most of the parmesan cheese until melted and velvety. Adjust seasoning if needed, then let stand briefly before serving.
0.8 cup frozen peas,
0.8 cup frozen corn kernels,
1.2 tsp salt,
0.5 tsp black pepper,
2 tbsp unsalted butter,
0.8 cup parmesan cheese
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6. Finely chop the fresh parsley. Spoon the spaghetti risotto into warm bowls, top with the remaining parmesan cheese and sprinkle with parsley.
0.8 cup parmesan cheese,
0.2 cup fresh parsley
By mansi