How To Make Frittata Di Spaghetti - Pan-Fried Spaghetti Cake
Here’s a fantastic recipe for how to make a spaghetti cake or frittata by Italian Chef Chicca Maione. She can even teach you the art of making this in person through her cooking classes (If you are looking for a great vacation).
A typical dish of Neapolitan cuisine, this recipe is a great way to use your leftover pasta. The result is a pasta frittata: a pan-fried spaghetti cake, crunchy and tasty. It’s a perfect make-ahead dish, great for a starter or a picnic, especially during summer days.
Prep Time: 25 minutes.
Cook Time: 20 minutes.
Boil water in a large pasta pot. Add a handful of salt to the water prior to boiling.
Cook the spaghetti al dente. Drain the spaghetti and mix with 1/3 of the Parmigiano cheese and butter.
In a bowl, mix eggs, 6 pinches of fine salt, the rest of the Parmigiano cheese, basil, parsley, and pepper.
When the spaghetti has cooled, add the egg mixture.
Preheat the olive oil in a 10-inch pan and cook the egg and pasta mixture over medium heat: cook gently first one side for about 20 minutes until it gets brownish and crunchy. Then the other side, flipping the frittata with the help of a big lid.
NOTE: Using medium heat helps to have a frittata that is crisp outside and cooked thoroughly inside.
When it is finished cooking, blot with a paper towel to get the extra oil. Cut the frittata in squares or small pieces, just as you like. Serve at room temperature.
The best way to remember to make it is to plan for it. Learn about meal prep through our article Meal Prep 101, by dietician Shannon Costello.
Need the ingredients list on hand? Simply pull up the article on your phone (it’s mobile compatible) or click here to print it out.
Chicca’s here to help. If you need assistance with the recipe, email her at chicca@cookingintuscany.cc
Feeling adventurous? Take a trip over to Italy and take the class, led by Chicca, on how to make this dish (as well as many other amazing dishes)!
Feeling really adventurous? Enjoy a week of classes and an authentic experience of life in Tuscany, Italy, through her all-inclusive Cooking Vacation.
Italian Chef
Chicca is a Tuscan-based architect and passionate chef of home-cooked food. After many years of cooking for family and friends, she found her calling: teaching people how to cook authentic homemade food while sharing recipes and stories about her incredible culture. She has spread the traditional-Italian and typical-Tuscan cuisine in Italy and abroad for the past 19 years.
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