Got Leftover Pasta? Here are 8 Delicious Ways to Use That Up
Pasta Past Its Prime
Still freezing tons of leftover cooked pasta without knowing what to do with it? I get it; I have personally never actually cooked the correct amount of pasta in my entire life.
Thankfully, there are plenty of dishes to make with excess spaghetti, rigatoni, and more. Here are eight leftover pasta recipes to try if you’ve made too much.
1. Pasta Frittata
This is such a good one. Chop up your leftover pasta, combine it with eggs, parmesan cheese, and any meat of your choice, and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 10 to 15 minutes. Just like that, you’ve got a brand new dish.
Recipe: NYT Cooking
2. Stir Fry
Throw your noodles, veggies, and soy sauce into a hot pan with a little olive oil, salt, and pepper, and watch as your leftover pasta transforms into a perfect stir fry.
Recipe: Scruff and Steph
3. Pasta Fritters
This is about as easy as it gets. Mix leftover pasta with eggs, breadcrumbs, and a little bit of seasoning. Then fry them up into fritters. You can get this done in 20 minutes at the most; say hello to your new signature appetizer.
Recipe: Recipe Tin Eats
4. Pasta Salad
Ah, pasta salad. The unsung room-temperature hero of backyard barbecues, Italian delis, and Hawaiian side dishes. Shapes be damned — any sauceless leftover pasta you’ve got will do.
Recipe: Eating on a Dime
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5. Lasagna Soup
But what about pasta that’s already been sauced? That’s a fair question. If your leftovers are coated in pasta sauce, try out something like lasagna soup. You’re just bringing additional flavor to the broth on this one.
Too fancy shmancy for you? Chicken noodle soup is a lot easier, and still the ultimate comfort food.
Recipe: Food Network
6. Spaghetti Muffins
Here's a spaghetti recipe you don’t see very often. You’re essentially making tiny little spaghetti servings in a muffin tin. This is a great one for kids.
Recipe: Grace & Good Eats
7. Spaghetti and Meatball Sandwich
Did you make meatballs last night? Got some leftover spaghetti, too? Stick all of that between some bread and make a panini or sub. In one quick move, you’ve got an entire food truck premise on your hands.
Recipe: Tastemade
8. When All Else Fails, Just Make Pasta Again
There are tons of easy recipes out there that can easily incorporate some already-cooked pasta. My personal favorite? This slow cooker chicken parmesan pasta.
This article was originally published on Cheapism
