Extra Spaghetti Noodles?
My mother made spaghetti last night, and for some reason just LOVES making the pot of noodles seven times bigger than the pot of sauce. Now we have an enourmous tupperware of noodles in the fridge, and I want to make something with it before they go bad.
I've heard of the spaghetti pancake, and it sounds pretty good, only I don't know what to add to it to make it not so bland.
Anyone have any recipes that include spaghetti noodles, or any suggestions on what to put on a spaghetti pancake to make it taste awesome?
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16 Comments:
1. butter or olive oil, black pepper and a generous amount of mizythra (SP?) cheese- this is what my mom used to make when even spaghetti & tomato sauce was too much work and mess :)
2. a nice big cheesy "spaghetti pie"- lasagna ingredients with the spaghetti noodles baked in a dish- don't forget a nice layer of cheese at the top!
or any other type of casserole- you can cut and freeze pieces unlike just freezing the spaghetti itself :)
Sweetheart at 6:45PM on 07/27/09
what about taking a pair of kitchen scissors to the bulk of it until they are fork-able and making a pasta salad. Garden tomatoes, cucumbers, green onions, dressing of choice...
GretchinF at 6:50PM on 07/27/09
Mario Batalli made a spaghetti fritatta on one of his shows a few years ago. I tried it and it was great. I just threw the spaghetti in with my favorite fritatta ingredients (good way to clean out the fridge). It was a bit more filling and my skeptical husband loved it. We have that once a month or so. Easy dinner on a busy night.
dhorst at 6:54PM on 07/27/09
try Giada's Torta di Pasta or Michael Chiarello's crispy pasta cakes...
MadelynRodriguez at 6:57PM on 07/27/09
Pasta salad with cherry tomatoes and cucumbers, vinegar and oil, some celery salt, and pepper. Artichokes and olives go well with this too.
I've also used it in stir fries and ramen.
Cassaendra at 7:09PM on 07/27/09
Fry it up with some peppers & onions, top with a fried egg.
finewinendine at 7:17PM on 07/27/09
Lo Mein
onepercent99 at 7:32PM on 07/27/09
PastaCon Sarde
onepercent99 at 7:46PM on 07/27/09
I make extra pasta on pupose so the next day I can fry it in a large non-stick pan until it's so crunchy it's hard to chew and splashed with soy sauce. One of favorite TV snacks.
kathyvegas at 8:39PM on 07/27/09
In FoodDay (the food section of The Oregonian), we ran a piece on what to do with extra pasta noodles. This recipe was one of my favorites:
http://is.gd/1PDzw
marthaholmberg at 9:58PM on 07/27/09
I usually just toss my extra spaghetti noodles with butter and parmesan cheese. A little salt and pepper on top and I'm good to go!
caramel at 11:36PM on 07/27/09
I fry it in oil and cook with eggs and breakfast meat and eat it for breakfast. I suppose it's sort of a noodle omelet.
joeqboo at 10:02AM on 07/28/09
Try this Ina recipe. It's something different, light on the work and pretty darn tasty!
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/szechuan-noodles-recipe/index.html
tiffanyh283 at 10:11AM on 07/28/09
assuming they are regular spaghetti noodles... not ww or something... try cold peanut noodles. mix together some peanut butter, veg oil, chili flakes, fish sauce, scallions, garlic, teensy bit of soy sauce... (can you tell I usually wing this one)... throw it over some cold noodles. Might be good to reheat the noodles in a hot water bath briefly, to separate them. Add cooking water as needed to thin out the sauce.
It's nice to switch cuisines entirely sometimes, so as not to find yourself in the middle of "eating italian pasta dishes all week" week.
wasliche at 11:37AM on 07/28/09
my mom used to make a delicious frittata with leftover spaghetti. it's a little tough to judge how many beaten eggs to use per cup or lb. of pasta, but i tried it once and it came pretty good. cook the eggs slowly, and add a little cinnamon.
z911empire at 12:36PM on 07/28/09
Did you see this spaghetti recipe?
Chew on That at 5:05PM on 07/28/09