Filipino Style Spaghetti Recipe is a sweet spaghetti recipe that is mix with ground beef, hot dog, tomato sauces and cheese. It is a popular comfort food in the Philippines which is commonly serve during birthday parties and family gathering.
As a half Filipino, I was born in Kuwait and I am not really used to sweet spaghetti. I have tried and eaten many kinds of spaghetti from other countries and I find Pinoy style very unique. The locals in the Philippine love their sweet style spaghetti and this is the children's favorite comfort food.
The first time I tried this pasta when I went to Jollibee- a popular Filipino fast-food chain. And the second time I tried this food was at my nephew's birthday party in his house in the Philippines. Overall, I thought it may taste weird since their pasta is sweet but honestly, I find their sweet spaghetti delicious.
What makes their pasta sweet is because they add banana ketchup and/or condensed milk in their dish. The banana ketchup is a popular Filipino ketchup made from banana that plays an important part in their history and culture. If you are used to Italian or American style spaghetti, you may find it weird, but I promise you it tastes really good.
Staying here in the Philippines has taught me that local cuisines are mostly sweet and salty. Because I love local food, I will be showing you my version of Filipino Style Spaghetti Recipe.
The Recipe Ingredients
My recipe of the filipino style spaghetti ingredients is a bit different to a traditional pinoy spaghetti.
Here are the list of ingredient I am using for my recipe:
- Thin Spaghetti Noodle
- Ground Beef
- Chicken or Beef Hot Dog
- Chopped Onion and Garlic
- Grated Cheddar Cheese or any cheese
- Tomato Ketchup
- Brown Sugar
- Sweet Pasta Sauce or Tomato Sauce
- Vegetable Cooking Oil
- Soy Sauce
- Oyster Sauce
Based on the list above, you can tell my ingredients are a bit different.
Firstly, I am not using banana ketchup or condensed milk in my recipe. I prefer to use sweet style tomato ketchup and brown sugar instead since they are healthier and taste better. I share this version recipe to my relatives in the Philippines and they love it.
Secondly, in the Philippines, the locals love eating pork, and they usually use ground pork or hotdog with pork contents in their pasta. As a Muslim, I don't eat pork, so I am using ground beef and beef/chicken hot dog. For a Muslim eater, this is a halal spaghetti
Lastly, I am using soy sauce and oyster sauce for seasoning my ground beef. These sauces are not commonly used in pasta, but to me, it gives a nice delicious flavor of the ground beef. The saltiness of the soy sauce can help balance the sweetness of the ketchup and sugar.
The rest of the ingredients are the same like any filipino spaghetti.
What do you serve with this recipe?
This Filipino spaghetti is best to serve and eat with crispy side dishes such as fried chicken, cheesy garlic bread or beef lumpia which blend this dish perfectly,
When I was at the party, both children and adults love eating pasta with something crispy, and they always include fried chicken or lumpia on their plates. Furthermore, popular fast-food restaurants such as Jollibee usually serve spaghetti with fried chicken or lumpia in their menus.
How to cook Filipino Spaghetti?
Once you have the ingredients, making this delicious filipino style spaghetti is easy and straight forward.
Step I 
Step II
Firstly, add vegetable oil in a cooking pot. Once it is hot, add onion and garlic. Stir it for 2 minutes or till it is cook.
Step III 
Step IV
Add the ground beef in the pot. Cover with the lid, and let it saute for 3 minutes. Once the juices of the ground beef are fully evaporated, add the soy sauce and oyster sauce and give it a quick stir.
Step V 
Step VI
Add chopped hot dogs in the pot and stir to combine with the ground beef. Let it cooked for 2 minutes. Pour the tomato ketchup and the pasta sauce/tomato sauce in the pot. Cover with the lid and let it simmer for 5 minutes in low heat.
Lastly, add salt, black pepper, and sugar for taste. Pour the sauce over the spaghetti noodle in a plate and top it with shredded cheddar cheese before serving.
If you will like to make this recipe, here is the recipe card of this sweet style spaghetti
📋 Recipe Card
Filipino Style Spaghetti Recipe
Ingredients
- 500 grams Thin Spaghetti Noodle
- 500 grams Ground Beef
- 6 pieces Beef Hot Dog (Virginia or any brand)
- 1 Large Chopped Onion
- 3 cloves Chopped Garlic
- ½ cup Grated Cheddar Cheese or any cheese
- 1 cup Tomato Ketchup
- 1 Tablespoon Brown Sugar
- 2 cup Sweet Pasta Sauce or Tomato Sauce
- 3 tablespoon Vegetable Cooking Oil
- 2 teaspoon Soy Sauce
- 1 tablespoon Oyster Sauce
- Salt and Black Pepper
Instructions
- Add 3 tablespoon of vegetable cooking oil in the pot. Once it is hot, add onion and garlic. Stir for few minutes or till it is almost cooked
- Add ground beef and give it a quick stir. Let it saute for 5 minutes or till the juices of the ground beef is almost evaporated.
- Add soy sauce and oyster sauce in the pot. Stir to combine with the ground beef.
- Add hot dog, and let it cook for 2 minutes.
- Pour the ketchup and pasta / tomato sauce. Slowly mix with the ground beef and hot dog mixtures.
- Lower the heat and let it simmer for 5 minutes
- Add sugar, salt and black pepper in the pot for seasoning
- Turn off the heat, and then pour the spaghetti mixture sauce over the cooked noodle on a plate. Top it with shredded cheddar cheese before serving.
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My kids really like Filipino spaghetti and now I'm gonna make this for them.Thank you for sharing Keep up a good work.
Thanks Jam. Everybody here in the Philippines including Adults love spaghetti.
I'm Filipino and I always love seeing what other Filipinos grew up eating. It's so different depending on what part of the Philippines your family is from. This looks so delicious and tasty. Thanks for the recipe!
I agreed what you said. Thanks for stopping by Marlynn. I appreciate your comment.
That's such an interesting recipe! I've never tried it but I am so curious now, it sounds delicious!
This is a great recipe and I can't wait to make it again for my friends and family.
Thanks for liking the recipe.
This is a fabulous dish full of hearty flavors - I cant' wait to make it!
Haven't made the recipe yet, I want to but, I have noticed a few issues with the recipe...
In the ingredients, it asks for 3 GARLIC cloves yet, in the directions, it asks for GINGER, which was never on the ingredient list and then, the garlic was never asked for in the directions.
Also, in step 5, it is stated to: "Pour the ketchup and pasta/tomato sauce. Slowly mix with the ground beef and hot dog mixtures.". And yet in step 8, "... then pour the spaghetti sauce over the noodle in a plate"... was the pasta not already incorporated with the sauce? And, am I wrong to think it should be written as "ketchup/tomato sauce" or to potentially write "banana ketchup" in the recipe as an alternative to the (sweet) tomato sauce?
Apologies, not trying to be rude but I got very confused trying to write this recipe down for my list of recipes I should try to make. Please help!!
Hi Abby. Thank you for letting me know about this. It is actually garlic, not ginger, which I corrected it already. I apologize since there was a typo, and I forgot to check it. Also, regarding your confusion in step 8, the spaghetti sauce refers to the mixture sauce of the ketchup & tomato sauce done at step 5. In another word, it means that I pour that sauce into the cooked noodle on a plate before serving. The noodle is cooked separately. I change it into spaghetti mixture sauce so you will not be confused. If you have any more questions, let me know.