Left-over Spaghetti?
I seem to remember seeing or hearing of recipes for a baked spaghetti casserole using left over spaghetti. Do any of you cook this by chance? If so, can you post a recipe? My husband and I ALWAYS have leftovers.
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8 Comments:
I'm packing and moving, but I have a great recipe for Spaghetti Pie, which I like better than lasagna. If I can find it, I'll post it.
PerkyMac at 10:46PM on 10/30/08
Can't believe I actually found it.
SPAGHETTI PIE
6 oz. spaghetti
2T butter
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
2 well-beaten eggs
1lb. ground beef
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1/2 cup chopped onion
1t chopped garlic
8 oz can (1 cup) tomatoes or sauce
6 oz can tomato pastw
1t sugar
1t oregano
1/2 t garlic salt
1 cup cottage or ricotta cheese
3/4 cup shredded mozzarella
Preheat oven to 350.
Cook spaghetti al dente - drain. Stir in butter, parmesan & eggs. Form into crust in buttered 10" pie plate. Saute beef, onions & peppers till tender & brown, then add garlic for one minute. Drain if necessary. Stir in tomatoes, paste, sugar, oregano & garlic salt. Simmer. Spread ricotta over crust, fill "pie" w/tomato mixture. Bake at 350 uncovered for 20 minutes. Sprinkle mozzarella on top. Bake 5 min or until cheese melts. 6 servings.
May be made ahead and frozen.
I've made this probably hundreds of times for many different occasions - pot lucks, funerals, open houses, for the sick, for the elderly, quick meal. I always make a bunch and freeze so I have when needed. Everybody scoffs it right up and asks for the recipe.
PerkyMac at 11:19PM on 10/30/08
I now only make 1/2 pound of pasta for the husband and I.
There was a time when I just threw pasta away.
The second round I usually just bake it. Cover it with some mozzarella and bake it for 25 mins.
JerzeeTomato at 12:00AM on 10/31/08
fry in a pan with some butter, olive oil, fresh chillies, and garlic until crispy AND chewy, serve with salad.
snowmoonelk at 5:30AM on 10/31/08
I like to make a frittata with leftover pasta. Great if sauced or plain. For 2 people whisk 3 eggs and add any bits of cooked veggies from the fridge and the pasta leftovers. If not sauced I usually add a blob of pesto. Throw in a bit of grated cheese and cook covered over med-low heat in oiled skillet. when cooked through, run under broiler to brown the top (easier than flipping). Great for any/all leftovers.
PeanutButter at 8:10AM on 10/31/08
The other day I was thinking about my mom's famous leftover spaghetti. It is a dish we used to eat for lunch, and is really quite simple.
She always cooked it in a cast iron frying pan - I do the same.....put a nice chunk of butter into the frying pan, add leftover cold spaghetti, throw a bit of sauce on, just enough to coat nicely....fry until warm - serve w/grated cheese. Definitely a wonderful comfort food...I cook extra spaghetti just to make this for lunch!
mepolo at 9:51AM on 10/31/08
If you have sauceless spaghetti left over, another idea is keeping it cold and making a sauce out of thinned out peanut butter with soy sauce, hot pepper oil, scallions, chopped cilantro. Run the pasta through a quick water bath just to loosen it up and make it less dry, and then toss with that mixture. Eat at room temp....it's like an asian pasta salad, of sorts.
juliebugsmama at 1:20PM on 10/31/08
Thanks. These all sound good!
barbara_flay at 6:00PM on 11/01/08