This is a neat way to use up leftover pasta – and you can pretty much use any leftover pasta, tomato or even cream based. Great for kids (and grown ups!) – and you can use it as an opportunity to add hidden vegetables (eg. grated carrot and zucchini). These freeze and reheat well too. I made this using my leftover Beef Ragu Pasta.
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Muffin Tin Spaghetti Nests (Using Leftover Pasta)
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 10 minutes
Total: 15 minutes
Kid Friendly, Snack
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This is a great way to use up leftover pasta - you can use any type, whether it's tomato or cream based. It's kid friendly, and you can use it as an opportunity to add hidden vegetables, like grated carrot and zucchini. You can also freeze it - it reheats well in both the oven and microwave.
Ingredients
- Leftover pasta and sauce mixed together
- 1 egg per 3 packed cups of pasta (see notes)
- Grated melting cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F/180C.
- Mix the egg and pasta together.
- Spray muffin tins with oil, then pack tightly with pasta. If you don't pack the pasta in, it will fall apart.
- Bake until the pasta goes crunchy and golden on top - around 5 to 8 minutes.
- Remove from oven and sprinkle on cheese, then return to oven until cheese melts.
Recipe Notes:
The egg is what binds the pasta together. If you are using spaghetti, fettucine or another long pasta, then use 1 egg per 3 packed cups of pasta. If using penne or macaroni or similar, then use 1 egg per 4 packed cups of pasta.
I left it in for 20 minutes and not crunchy.
Nagi, can I make these without any sauce? I have pasta left over but no sauce? Thank you Nagi. You rock.
What a great way to use up leftover pasta. I think that these might taste great cold making them good for lunch boxes.
Any idea if you can use an alternative to egg?
1Tbsp water
1tsp oil
2tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp Baking soda
For 1 egg Substitution
I’m sorry I don’t know Rebecca! Maybe cheese? 🙂 N xx
Hi Nagi,
Do I freeze it after baked and how to reheat?
Yes you can freeze them! I would just pop them in the microwave so they stay nice and moist when reheated 🙂
This is a great recipe – I used it as a guide when I had some leftover penne pasta to make little pasta cakes for my one-year-old. He loved them!
I’m so glad your boy loved them!!! Aren’t they SO delicious?? I love them!!!
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