Fried Spaghetti

How to make fried spaghetti noodles

Cooked too much spaghetti and wondering what to do with it? I do it all the time.

Fried spaghetti with eggs and cheese - what's not to like?

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You will love this leftover spaghetti recipe!

Ingredients in fried spaghetti

• leftover cooked spaghetti

• vegetable oil

• unsalted butter

• eggs - free-range, of course

• mature cheddar

• freshly ground black pepper

• red pepper flakes

• your favourite hot sauce - we like Sriracha

• flat-leaf parsley

Fried spaghetti

Start by gathering your ingredients.

Get a large frying pan and add the oil and butter. Once melted and are nice and hot, add the spaghetti and give it a good stir.

Season with pepper and stir for a few minutes more to heat through it.

Add the beaten egg, stir it, then add the grated cheese. Let it cook for a minute or two.

Sprinkle over the pepper flakes and the hot sauce.

Mix everything together.

Serve while piping hot with the chopped parsley over the top.

Other ingredients could include

• snipped chives

• pancetta

• cooked bacon

• ham

• sun-dried tomatoes

• spring onions/scallions

• shredded cooked chicken 

• jalapeño peppers

• any cheese - but I suggest not using a blue cheese 

Love spaghetti? Then you might like Spaghetti Pie.

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Yield: 2

Author: Jan Bennett

Fried Spaghetti

A super quick snack - fridge cleanout recipe using up any leftover cooked spaghetti.

Prep time: 3 MinCook time: 5 MinTotal time: 8 Min

Ingredients

• leftover cooked spaghetti
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 15g unsalted butter
• 2 eggs - lightly beaten
• 80g grated mature cheddar - or whatever cheese you either have in the fridge or fancy
• freshly ground black pepper
• 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes - or to your taste
• a splash of your favourite hot sauce - we like Sriracha
• flat-leaf parsley - chopped

Instructions

1. Get a large frying pan and add the oil and butter. Once melted and are nice and hot, add the spaghetti and give it a good stir.
2. Season with pepper and stir for a few minutes more to heat through it.
3. Now add the beaten egg, stir it, then add the grated cheese.
4. Let it cook for a minute or two, mixing everything together.
5. Sprinkle over the pepper flakes and the hot sauce.
6. Serve while piping hot with the chopped parsley over the top.

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