5 middle eastern spaghetti Recipes

spaghetti or penne pasta, corn oil, ground beef or ground lean lamb, pine nuts or slivered almonds, salt and pepper to taste, garlic, plain yogurt

whole chicken , 3 to 3 1/2 lb, extra-virgin olive oil, cumin (more if you like it), allspice, cayenne pepper, salt & freshly ground black pepper, chicken broth , if necessary, raisins , soaked in warm water for 30 minutes and drained, pine nuts, lightly toasted, spaghetti (or fettucine, tagliatelle or linguine), almonds, toasted, fresh parsley leaves, chopped

lean ground beef, onion, divided,finely chopped, fresh breadcrumb, garlic, divided,minced, cumin seed, parsley , plus, parsley, chopped fine, olive oil, divided ,plus, extra olive oil , for browning, butter, red bell peppers or 1 small green bell pepper, seeded and finely chopped, dry red wine, canned chopped tomatoes , with juices, honey, ground cinnamon, dried oregano, salt and pepper, to taste, hot pepper flakes, dried rosemary, spaghetti, feta cheese, crumbled

brown lentils or 1/2 lb green lentil, washed and picked over, water, bay leaf, salt, olive oil, onions, chopped, garlic, minced, ground coriander, ground cumin, cayenne pepper, fresh ground black pepper, spaghetti or 12 oz tagliatelle pasta noodles, plain low-fat yogurt