Last Updated on September 10, 2021 by Chef Mireille
Caribbean Almond Spaghetti is a great dish for #MeatlessMonday. With the protein from the almond butter, it is a complete meal!
Throughout the Caribbbean, spaghetti is a much beloved side dish, albeit with our own interpretation. Whether you are in the Dutch, French, Spanish or British Caribbean, the preparation is similar, albeit with slight adaptations. Our spaghetti is not served with a lot of sauce, but merely coated with the sauce because for us, spaghetti is a side dish, not a course on its own. Spaghetti will most often be served with fried or stewed meats.
Would you like to try some more Caribbean foods? Here’s just a few of my Caribbean recipes!
Caribbean Recipes
- Pastechi – Aruba style Empanadas
- Coconut Roll
- Coconut Sweet Bread
- Soup Jou Mou – Haitian Pumpkin Soup
- Pain Patate -Haitian Sweet Potato Bread
- Coo-Coo – Caribbean style Polenta
- Akasan – Haitian Cornmeal drink
HOW TO MAKE CARIBBEAN SPAGHETTI
Notes:
You can add leftover grilled chicken or char sui to transform it into a one pot dish.
This combination of tomato and peanut (or almond) butter is so reminiscent of the African dishes I have prepared like Itakiet Stew and Plaintain Peanut Soup
Grab a glass of Sorrel or Ginger Beer as we would in the Caribbean and dig in!!!
Caribbean Spaghetti with Brussel Sprouts
Ingredients
- 8 oz. spaghetti I used whole grain spaghetti
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 small chopped onion
- 1 chopped red bell pepper
- 10 oz. trimmed and quartered brussel sprouts
- 1 cup grated carrots
- 1 1/3 cups tomato juice I used V-8 Spicy Hot
- 3 tablespoons almond butter
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Cook spaghetti in a large pot of boiling water, according to package instructions.
- In a large skillet, heat oil. Add onion and bell pepper. Saute until the onion starts to brown.
- Add brussel sprouts, carrots and 1/3 cup water. Cook for 5 minutes.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the almond butter and tomato juice until thoroughly combined.
- Add to vegetables with the spaghetti. Add salt and toss to combine.
Notes
- Peanut Butter can be substituted for the almond butter.
- You can also add tomato paste with water. about 3 tablespoons with 1 cup of water to replace the V8 juice.
Wow, this is nutritious one pot meal 🙂
Must have been so filling Mir…great idea!
A totally different way to enjoy spaghetti. I added some broccoli instead of Brussel sprouts and used peanut butter as that is what I had in the pantry. So delicious and easy to make. We enjoyed it on its own.
Yes I only used brussel sprouts in this version because that’s the veg I had in the house but you can easily make it with any vegetables. Must have been delicious with the broccoli