10 Spaghetti Toppers to Try

Start with cooked spaghetti topped with marinara sauce.

1. Cooked and drained crumbled sweet or spicy Italian sausage.

2. Shards of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese made by scraping a vegetable peeleracross the chunk of cheese.

3. Slivered Kalamata olives, crumbled feta cheese, and snipped fresh oregano.

4. Snipped oil-pack dried tomatoes, snipped fresh basil, and coarsely chopped marinated artichoke hearts.

5. Shredded fresh spinach and crumbled crisp-cooked bacon.

6. Long, thin ribbons of carrot, zucchini, and/or summer squash sauteed with minced garlic in olive oil.

7. Crumbled blue cheese and toasted pine nuts.

8. Purchased cooked meatballs and grated pecorino cheese.

9. Sauteed chopped leeks and sliced mushrooms with chopped toasted almonds.

10. Roasted red sweet peppers and shredded Asiago cheese.