Spaghetti With Orange Sauce

Although the combination is somewhat exotic or strange, the spaghetti with orange sauce is really good … Go ahead and try them.

A very easy and tasty recipe to get out of the routine and / or surprise your guests. Next, we give you 2 different recipes but just as original and delicious.

Spaghetti with orange sauce

Ingredients:

250 grams of spaghetti or noodles
2 chicken breasts
3 slices of bacon
1 onion
2 cloves of garlic
The juice of 3 oranges and its zest (the latter optional)
1 tablespoon of Dijon mustard or whichever you like best
1/2 tablespoon of sugar
Salt, extra virgin olive oil and ground black pepper

How to prepare them?

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First, cook the spaghetti or noodles in a saucepan with plenty of water for about 20 minutes. If you want to have them in less time, you can make them in a pressure cooker.
- So that they fit well and you can close the pot, let the water heat up and when they are soft, push them down. Close the pot and when the pilot rises, leave them for about 5 minutes.

Then fry the onion in small pieces together with the garlic. And then add the chicken and the seasoned chopped bacon.
Next, make the orange sauce. Put the natural orange juice with the sugar and zest in a saucepan, let it simmer until a kind of syrup is made. Then add a tablespoon of Dijon mustard, stir well, and let it sit for a couple of minutes.
Finally, add the spaghetti to the sauce. If you want, you can garnish them once they are plated with a little chopped parsley.

Suggestions for making this recipe

You can substitute chicken and bacon for meatloaf. It will be very original.
You can add some raisins and pine nuts to the orange sauce, if you want an Andalusian touch.
You can make them with sea mouths and prawns, instead of meat. In the marine style but very particular.
If you want, you can add a pinch of cinnamon or nutmeg and half a bay leaf to the sauce .

You can also add some boiled and diced eggs at the end , they are super good.
You can cook the pasta with a bay leaf and a drizzle of olive oil to give it more flavor.
If you want, you can substitute olive oil for butter, healthier if it is of vegetable origin.
If you substitute whole wheat pasta for pasta, you will get a dish with many more nutrients.

Spaghetti with orange, cream and pumpkin sauce

Ingredients:

250 grams of spaghetti or noodles
1 onion
2 cloves of garlic
250 grams of pumpkin
1 good jet of quality white wine
1 glass of fresh orange juice
200 ml of cream for cooking
Butter, salt and pepper

How to prepare them?

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First, sauté the minced onion and garlic. When they are done, incorporate the pumpkin into small squares and let it simmer.

Then add the wine and turn up the heat. Let it cook until it evaporates.
Then add the orange juice and stir well.
To continue, lower the heat and add the cream. Let it cook until it thickens.
Finally, add the spaghetti and voila.
These spaghetti can be served with chopped parsley and, if you are daring, with grated chocolate on top.

Bet on whole wheat pasta

Even if you don’t like whole foods, you won’t have any problem with pasta, because you won’t even notice it when it’s cooked and cooked with the rest of the ingredients.

Why is whole wheat pasta better than white?

Helps to expel cholesterol from the body.
By providing bran fiber, it has fewer calories than white pasta.
Improves our intestinal transit.
It is rich in fibers, minerals and vitamin B.
It is rich in vitamin E, one of the most powerful antioxidants in nature.

It is better than white for people with sugar problems, since it raises glucose levels less (always consulting the doctor).
It has more minerals like iron and more vitamins than white pasta.
Reduces the risk of heart disease , cancer, type II diabetes, and stomach problems .
Fight constipation.
Thanks to the fiber it helps to keep the body balanced and healthy.

Do you need more reasons to start eating whole wheat pasta? Go ahead and try the spaghetti with orange sauce.