Frittatas are a protein-packed breakfast perfect for meal-prepping or cooking for a crowd. And if you have leftover spaghetti, you can make your eggy frittata extra special. Take last night's leftover pasta, either with or without sauce, out of the fridge for your frittata di pasta.
You may not think of pasta when you think of "pie" — but you probably should. You can transform pasta into a savory pie crust by mixing it with a bit of egg and cheese to bind it together. This trick works for effectively any type of pasta, except filled pasta like ravioli and tortellini
Even celebrity chefs have to find creative ways to use up their leftover dinner components. Stanley Tucci transforms leftover pasta for breakfast by turning it into a casserole. Tucci uses leftover farfalle (bowtie) pasta for this hack — with an upgrade, of course. He starts by cooking down garlic, onion, pancetta, and peas in a pan before adding his cooked pasta
Sometimes, making a pasta dish is all about taking some extra time to make it special. The most whimsical way to use leftover rigatoni is to create a rigatoni pie. This dish requires you to methodically stack the pasta on its side in a pan before baking it, but we assure you the effort is worth it.
Pasta chips are one of the most underrated ways to use up your leftover pasta. And the best part about this snack is that you can make it in your air fryer with very little effort. You'll want to use cooked and cooled pasta for this recipe. Any shape works, but our favorites are penne and farfalle because you can easily hold them and dip them into a sauce.
Pasta and garlic bread are like the peanut butter and jelly of the Italian food world. And if you want a way to use up both your leftover pasta and garlic bread, check out this simple hack. You'll want to start with firm rolls; grinder rolls or store-bought Italian loaves work fine.
For the ultimate pasta salad, think about mixing up different textures and keeping all of the ingredients the same size. For example, if you plan on using penne for your pasta salad, try to use items like cherry tomatoes, mozzarella balls, and quartered cucumber pieces to ensure you get a little bit of everything in every bite.