Pasta Frittatta

This is a tasty snack recipe which can be made from leftover pasta. It is an extremely tasty and filling recipe and can be made very easily. My little kid who likes everything made with eggs is its loyal fan.

Ingredients

4 large  eggs
40g Parmesan cheese, plus extra to serve
salt
Freshly ground black pepper
400g leftover cooked pasta
extra virgin olive oil

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas 6. Beat the eggs in a large bowl, then finely grate in the Parmesan. Season with a little salt and a good twist of pepper. Whisk well, then stir in your pasta.

To cook the frittata, heat 3 tablespoons of oil in a 26cm non-stick ovenproof frying pan over a medium heat. Add the frittata mixture and cook for about 5 minutes, or until crisp underneath, then place in the oven for another 5 minutes, or until firm. Carefully flip the frittata onto a large plate, then slide it back into the pan and return it to the oven for a further 5 minutes, or until crisp underneath. Serve with an extra grating of Parmesan.

Macaroni pasta with Bechamel

I first tried this dish at pizza hut and became instantly in love with it. Hence, the search for the ingredients and recipe began. That is when I realized that this is one of the easiest of pasta recipes which can be made in no time with the least of ingredients. Everyone liked it at home. So why dont you try it next?

Ingredients

2½ cups macaroni pasta
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 large onion or 200 g, diced
1 capsicum
1/2 tomato
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup bechamel sauce ( I used homemade but we get maggi mix too)
1 cup mozzarella cheese or 100 g

Method

Cook the macaroni pasta according to packaging instructions. Drain and cool under cold water then set aside.
Heat the oil in a sauce pan and sauté onions and capsicum for 2 minutes then add tomato and fry for 1 minute.  Season with salt and black pepper, stir and set aside.
Pour 2/3 quantity of the béchamel sauce into the cooked macaroni in a mixing bowl and mix to combine the sauce and the pasta well. Arrange half the quantity of pasta mixture over the bottom of an oven dish.
Arrange the prepared veg mixture over the pasta in the same oven dish then top with the rest of pasta mixture.
Spoon the rest of the béchamel sauce over the pasta and top with Mozzarella cheese.
Bake in a 190°C preheated oven for 15-20 minutes or until top becomes golden in color.

Microwave Pasta

Till now I have only made pasta in the traditional way, by cooking it in boiling water on the stove. But this is an easy less messy job of making pasta and the taste also is pretty much the same. So try this , save time!

Method

Get a microwave safe bowl and add 1 cup of pasta in it.
Add water to the bowl so that pasta is a couple of inches deep. Remember that the pasta will grow in size, so be sure to have enough water. You can always drain out the extra if you add too much.
Place the bowl on top of a plate and put it in the microwave just in case any water spills over.
Take the suggested cooking time from the pasta box and add 3-4 minutes. Check on the pasta when it's done and sample a piece or two.
If the pasta is at desired doneness, strain the pasta over the sink. If it’s not at desired doneness just put in the microwave for a few more minutes.
Place the pasta on a plate or in a bowl and add whatever sauce you would like. Enjoy!