BBQ Spaghetti

Recipe courtesy The Neelys

Show: Down Home with the NeelysEpisode: Sunday Supper

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (89)

Cook Time:
1 hr 45 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 1 hr 45 min
Total:: 2 hr 0 min

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small green bell pepper, chopped
1/2 yellow onion, finely chopped
1 tablespoon garlic salt
3 1/2 cups Neely's BBQ sauce, recipe follows
1 pound pork, beef, or chicken, cooked and chopped into bite-size pieces
1 pound spaghetti

Directions

In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Saute the pepper and onion until softened, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the garlic salt. Add the BBQ sauce and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a low simmer and add the chopped meat.

Meanwhile, fill a large pot with water and bring to boil. Season liberally with salt and add spaghetti. Cook until al dente (firm but not hard), about 7 minutes, and drain. Toss spaghetti with sauce.

Neely's BBQ Sauce

2 cups ketchup
1 cup water
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
5 tablespoons light brown sugar
5 tablespoons sugar
1/2 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
1/2 tablespoon onion powder
1/2 tablespoon ground mustard
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

In a medium saucepan, combine all ingredients. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat to simmer. Cooked uncovered, stirring frequently, for 1 hour 15 minutes.

Yield: 3 1/2 cups

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Ken New Port Richey, FL 01-23-2010
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Excellent BBQ Sauce
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

I have been making The Neely's BBQ sauce for about the last year. It is an amazing flavor. It adds a wonderful savory flavor... to any meat. Then I tried it with spaghetti. Sorry but the recipe does not work for me. Combined the spaghetti and the sauce taste like sweet, starchy noodles. For everyone that likes this recipe, please continue to enjoy it. As for me, I will never purchase another bottled BBQ sauce, again. My family loves the sauce.Read more
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Bob Orlando, FL 01-10-2010
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BBQ Spaghetti
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

Everyone has their opinion of how BBQ sauce should taste but I have no experience making BBQ sauce, much less BBQ Spaghetti.... But I do have a lot of experience eating BBQ and I have to say Neely's BBQ Spaghetti is great if you have a big sweet tooth and you want to use this dish to offset/compliment a full bodied BBQ meat (pork, chicken, beef) that is not sweet. This BBQ Spaghetti dish recipe was presented as a main meal and not a side dish or snack. Anyone who desires to keep their weight down and doesn't like mixing sugary candy with their BBQ, then do not eat this dish. On its own merits, its fine I guess if you like an ultra sweet BBQ sauce but for me I think something MAJOR was missing from this recipe, or, maybe the Neely's need to re-think what BBQ is all about. Ya, I know, their multi-millionaires and the success of their business says it all. But being rich doesn't make you right and I have to say this recipe is bad for the heart, the waistline, and is beyond sweet. I'd suggest dialing-back the sugar, a lot, and nix the vinegar though I know that's a Memphis thing, apple cider vinegar adds its own sweetness, then you basically add 10 tablespoons of sugar, then you add two cups of sugary ketchup... my God, how much sugar is in this dish? Its almost as if the meat, veggies, and other ingredients are an afterthought. Sorry, I'm not going to drink from the fan-base koolaid punch bowl and go along with saying how wonderful this recipe is, because its not. Bob Read more
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Mindy Philadelphia , PA 01-08-2010
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I was surprised !!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

After reading Chandra's review I decided to try it . Philly is a hard city to please. Well I made it and it was great!!! ... I made the sauce the day ahead so the flavor can meld . My family loved it . I am going to make that sauce mine...Read more
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Chanda Philadelphia, PA 01-02-2010
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unbelievable
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this for our block party and it was a major hit. I've been asked to make for several events since. I always let... everyone know where I got the recipe.Read more
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g katy, TX 12-26-2009
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Skeptical at first
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I am a pasta fool, when I heard this recipe I thought BBQ spaghetti, "no way", but I tried It and it was great. I added... some jalopeno and cheese smoked sausage to recipe, (just to be sure my husband would eat it), we both loved it. My daughter says this will be added to list of family gathering foods.Read more
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Annie Milpitas, CA 12-24-2009
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Holidays and BBQ Italian Food...Where Is Santa When You Need To Talk???
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Cooking can be so enjoyable...the cooking and the eating! Have enjoyed sloppy joes and the flavor of the above pasta comes... real close. My point...thanks for the gift Neelys. I never made nor ate a sweet flavor on hot pasta BUT have now entered a new statement in my will: (To My Husband/Family Member ) Please serve all involved at the funeral and with a follow-up reception the SLOPPY JOE PASTA!!!!! Memories of me should be smiles and food flavors. P.S...I am sincere with my value of the BBQ Spaghetti but have worked in a very unusual wording for any review I have ever read. Happy Holidays 2009!Read more