How Italians Cook Spaghetti-Os. Seriously.

What was the FIRST pasta you ever ate? Was it some boring, homemade recipe or a can of DELICIOUS SpaghettiOs? 😉

When I was kid in grade school, my buddy and I used to walk home for lunch. When we'd go to my house, my Italian mother fed us real spaghetti or other home cooked goodies. When we'd go to his house it was Spaghetti-Os or Ravioli-Os. We went to my house as frequently as we possible.

"Uh-Oh Spaghetti O's!" was indeed from a television commercial and not a Harper's father-ism. Even as a child, that commercial along with the jingle and cute little girl singing "Rice-a-Roni the San Francisco Treat." was so insufferably cutesy that it made your skin crawl!

Eva missed an important clue about Spaghetti-Os -- the lid has a pull-tab. That's proof it's meant to be eaten when you don't have a can opener because your house burned down and the entire neighborhood, even the entire city, is a wreck because of an asteroid strike or the zombie apocalypse, and the only thing that has survived the carnage is that can of Spaghetti-Os. The pull-tab is life. And if you still can't bring yourself to eat it, you can always feed it to the neighbor's dog, then eat that.

When Harper first met Eva in Italy, he said: “Love is the emblem of eternity; it confounds all notion of time; effaces all memory of a beginning, all fear of an end.” as he showed the baby pic eating SpaghettiOs......the storied romance began....Pro-tip 😎🤣🤣

most Americans, "That is the largest bay leaf I have ever seen. That cannot fit into those 1" McCormick containers they charge $4 for.

Lol, loved when Eva said,"you made this, you deserve this".

just FYI - you guys have a "weird" bay leaf. that is indian bay leaf, aka Cinnamomum tamala, while the bay leaf used in most of EU and the US is bay laurel, aka Laurus nobilis. the indian bay leaf has a more cinnamon like flavor(which makes sense as it is in the same genus as cinnamon), while the bay laurel has more pine/lemon notes. in the US, indian bay leaf and california bay laurel(Umbellularia californica) are often sold simply as "bay leaf" with no indication it comes from a different species of tree or has a different flavor than bay laurel/Laurus nobilis. bay laurel has the superior flavor, and is the species of bay that is virtually always what is called for in any EU or american recipe. PASTA GRAMMAR INAUTHENTIC CONFIRMED :-P

Not in my house. My parents were first generation Americans from Sicilian immigrants. My mother made homemade tomato sauce and pasta every week including dozens and dozens of other Italian dishes. We had “The Right Stuff” No brag, just fact. But, my Irish friend’s mother made spaghetti with Campbell’s soup. My mother didn’t have to twist his arm to eat spaghetti for dinner with us. By the way, the expression was from the commercial. I m 74 and remember it well.

L'espressione di Eva nei primi 30 secondi è devastante.😂

When my mom was very sick, she would ask for a can of spaghetti o's, cooked on the stove (she insisted that it was not the same in the microwave) with bread & butter sometimes. It was a comfort food

Never in my childhood had we ever been fed canned pasta. My parents were first generation American. I never knew about canned pasta or sauce. Everything was fresh. Later my children's first pasta was pasta, NOT canned pasta. Home made sauce and pasta. "Ut oh Spaghetti-Os" was a slogan in a commercial. I must try this recipe with my family. Thanks so much for sharing. Ciao.

I agree with Eva, that can should not exist in anybody's kitchen, but her dish is amazing.

Oh my the look on Eva’s face when the spaghettiOs came out of the can!!! I will definitely order the pasta & make this amazing recipe!!!😋❤️

OMG!!!! "Uh oh, spaghettio's!!!" We said that too!! I'm a 60's kid!!!!!! You just took me back! I used to LOVE them!!! Today, just looking at them grosses me out. I'm with Eva! hahahahaha

Sorry I can't say I thought the O's were all that. 😕 I wouldn't have appreciated your version as a kid, now I look at your version and I really want to have some!! You Eva are an artist. Harper your parents did you a serious solid when they brought her into your life. You seriously owe them big time.

"Uh Oh Spaghetti-o-s" was the jingle song. What an amazing looking dish!! I definitely want to try this. My daughter's grandfather was national sales manager for American Home Foods and used to send us cases of Chef Boyardee products. We were grateful.

Here in Palermo it’s just a tiny bit different and we usually call it “pasta al forno”, or “pasta ‘cu furnu” as many like to call it. Usually it’s not layered, eggplants and eggs are common, but not always used, and the cheese is mixed with the pasta. But basically very, very similar.

The look on Eva’s face. Is priceless. Makes me laugh, and most times smile. Her passion is priceless.

I used to love spaghettiOs as a kid. That was 50 years ago. Unfortunately, it is not nearly as good today as it used to be. virtually NO cheese flavor. Sauce is watery and the added sugar makes it too sweet. And the taste of the can is overpowering. Poor Eva!