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Spaghetti Frittata with Tomatoes and Feta

A great way to use leftover spaghetti and turn it into another, delicious, meal.

Ingredients
  

  • 200 g (around 2 cups) cooked spaghetti
  • olive oil
  • salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • finely grated rind of ½ a lemon
  • 1 handful fresh basil leaves, chopped
  • 250 g Feta cheese, roughly crumbled
  • ¼ cup parmesan cheese, finely grated
  • ¼ cup cheddar cheese, grated
  • 100 g cooked spinach, drained (frozen spinach, thawed, makes this easiest)
  • 6 eggs
  • ½ cup cream
  • 150 g baby Roma or cherry tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 handful fresh flat leaf parsley leaves, chopped
  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar

Method
 

  1. Tip the spaghetti into a large mixing bowl. If it’s cold and stuck together try to separate the strands a little. Add a splash of olive oil, a good pinch of salt, a grinding of pepper, lemon rind, basil, most of the feta (leave some to garnish for later), parmesan, cheddar and spinach and mix to combine.
  2. Crack the eggs into a small bowl and whisk to break up. Add the cream, a little salt and pepper and whisk until smooth.
  3. Pour the egg/cream mixture over the spaghetti and mix everything together to coat. If you have used more spaghetti than me and the mixture seems a little dry, add an extra whisked egg.
  4. Splash a little olive oil into an oven proof non stick frypan and place over medium heat. Add the spaghetti mixture and cook for 5 minutes, or until you can see the edges starting to brown from the bottom. Be careful as the bottom can burn if it’s over too high a heat.
  5. Turn on the oven grill and place the frypan in the oven. Make sure the frittata has a little space between it and the grill (the first rack down is best) or the top will burn.
  6. Cook for 7 – 10 minutes or until the top is golden and when you gently shake the pan the frittata is set. Remove and set aside to cool slightly.
  7. Place the chopped tomatoes into a bowl and add the parsley, a drizzle of olive oil, the vinegar and season with salt and pepper. Toss to combine.
  8. Top the frittata with the tomato mixture and crumble over the remaining feta. Drizzle with a lilttle olive oil and serve straight from the pan, hot or cold.