Pasta Frittata Recipe - NYT Cooking

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This dish is one recipe calling for leftover pasta that is actually worth planning for. It's portable, it's endlessly versatile, and it's practically foolproof. Substitute almost any cheese for the Parmesan (or leave it out altogether) and toss in any cooked vegetable or meat. Make it your own.

One last bit of advice from Mr. Bittman:

“The key to extreme enjoyment is to make sure that some ends of pasta pieces protrude from the top of the mixture when you put it in the oven. They will become crunchy, giving the leftover pasta yet one more pleasant dimension.”

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Ingredients

Yield:4 to 6 servings

¼pound spaghetti, linguine, fettuccine or other long pasta (or about ½ pound cooked pasta)
Salt and pepper to taste
4tablespoons butter or extra virgin olive oil
¼cup minced pancetta, bacon or prosciutto, optional
6eggs
1cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese

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Nutritional analysis per serving (6 servings)

329 calories; 22 grams fat; 7 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 11 grams monounsaturated fat; 2 grams polyunsaturated fat; 15 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram dietary fiber; 1 gram sugars; 17 grams protein; 435 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

Preparation

Step 1
If using leftover cooked pasta, chop it up. If using dried pasta, bring a large pot of water to a boil, and salt it. Cook pasta until barely tender, somewhat short of where you would normally cook it. Drain, and immediately toss it in a wide bowl with half the butter or oil. Cool it a bit.
Step 2
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Put remaining butter or oil in a large nonstick ovenproof skillet, and turn heat to medium-high. If you are using meat, add it, and cook, stirring occasionally until crisp, 3 to 5 minutes. (If not using meat, proceed.)
Step 3
In large bowl, combine pasta with remaining ingredients, along with salt and pepper (less salt if you are using meat). Pour into skillet, and turn heat to medium-low. Use a spoon if necessary to even out top of frittata. Cook undisturbed until mixture firms up on bottom, then transfer to oven. Bake just until top is set, about 10 minutes. Remove, and serve hot or at room temperature.

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Serving only two, I cut everything accordingly (2 eggs, 2 oz pasta). I added pancetta, red pepper flakes and leftover broccoli, cauliflower, red bell pepper casserole topped with bread crumbs and Parmesan. I added more cheese, poured it into a hot 9" Creuset skillet with butter and oil, let it sit at medium about 5 min then finished it in my toaster-convection oven (so glad it fit!).This was very delicious and nothing's left. One of Bittman's great wing-it recipes!

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I used 4 eggs, and a combination of Asiago and pecorino cheese. I also stirred in sun dried tomatoes and caramelized onions into the egg mixture. This is dreamy!!

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Having made it with both olive oil and butter, the only objection I have to this recipe is the quantity of oil/butter: both times I made it, it was too oily by half. I think 2 tablespoons is plenty. Aside form that, it's a great recipe as describes but can also be used for cleaning out the fridge - you can throw anything in there, really, and it comes out great. I definitely recommend this recipe.

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Easy peasy. I used vegetarian bacon and added some chopped spinach and leftover rice vermicelli noodles.

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I always flip a frittata instead of putting it in the oven. It’s kind of a pain, but worth it not to have overcooked eggs on the bottom. I used bacon and used the rendered fat instead of olive oil or butter, and added spinach and slow-roasted tomatoes.

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Why not just bake it and skip the stove top part before putting in oven?

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