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"Room for Balance Improvement" (0 - 44)

This menu has room to improve its nutritional balance to help you meet dietary and nutritional recommendations.

"Good Balance" (45 - 69)

This menu has good nutritional balance, but could be even better to help you meet dietary and nutritional recommendations.

"Great Balance" (70 - 100)

This menu has great nutritional balance, providing a good variety of food groups and key nutrients.

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What is the energy content breakdown?

Protein

17g / 14%

Carbohydrates

95.4g / 77%

Total fat

4.8g / 8%

The energy content breakdown shows the amount of the macronutrients (i.e. carbohydrate, protein and fat) contained in one serving of the recipe and their relative contribution (in %) to the total energy content of the serving.

Nutritional Tips

Enjoy this balanced cuisine made with tasty, nutritious, and affordable local ingredients
Did you know that adding vegetables and herbs at the end of cooking helps to retain their vibrant colours, flavour, crunchiness, and important nutrients?
Enjoy your meal with orange, pineapple, pawpaw, or other fruits high in Vitamin C, to help your body use more iron from the meal. #livestrongwithiron
Great News! This dish has a sufficient amount of oil and salt for a balanced and delicious meal, you don’t need to add more!
Smart Nutrition! MAGGI contains iodine to make your dish more nutritious and helps maintain good health for the whole family!

African - style Easy Main course

Spaghetti Jollof

Name: Spaghetti Jollof
Prep time: PM0.00T
Cook time: PM25.00T
Total time: PM25.00T
Cuisine: African - style
Ingredients: 600 grams Spaghetti; 1 1/2 Onion (Chopped); 2 Fresh Pepper; 4 Fresh Tomatoes; 2 Large Red bell Pepper; 2 MAGGI Chicken; 1/2 teaspoon Chopped Garlic; 2 tablespoons Palm Oil; 1 teaspoon Curry Powder; 1/2 Teaspoon of Thyme; 2 Medium Sized Carrot (Diced); 1 Head Cabbage; 2 Green Bell Pepper

25 Min

Easy

Recipe Variants

Ingredients

6 Portions

600 g

Spaghetti

1.5

Onion (Chopped)

Fresh Pepper

Fresh Tomatoes

2 large

Red bell Pepper

MAGGI Chicken

0.5 tsp

Garlic (Chopped)

2 tbsp

Vegetable Oil

1 tsp

Curry Powder

0.5 tsp

Thyme

2 Mediums

Carrot (Diced)

1 Head

Cabbage

Green Bell Pepper

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Nutrition Value

Energy

488,55 kcal

Protein

16,99 g

Carbohydrates

95,44 g

Sugars

14,27 g

Fiber

9,87 g

Sodium

782,36 mg

Saturated Fats

1,28 g

Total fat

4,78 g

Information per serving

Step1

5 Min

Wash and roughly blend tomatoes, 1 onion, fresh pepper and 1 red bell pepper. Cut remaining red and green bell pepper into a small bowl. Set aside

Step2

13 Min

Slice remaining onions. Heat oil in a pan and add onion slices, ginger, garlic, thyme then stir-fry for 3 minutes. Add the blended vegetables and fry for 10 minutes stirring at regular intervals. Make stock with 2 MAGGI Chicken and water, add the stock base and allow to boil.

Step3

7 Min

Add the spaghetti, stir and allow to cook on low heat for 7 minutes. Add shredded cabbage, the red and green bell peppers and diced carrots to the pan. Stir at regular interval till spaghetti is cooked. Serve.