Spaghetti with meatballs, spaghetti with tomato sauce, and spaghetti with cream sauce; these are popular spaghetti recipes everyone has eaten before. They’re delicious, but after a while it can seem like there isn’t much else different to try. However, with some inspired thinking, getting trapped in a pasta rut is avoidable! Here are eight creative spaghetti recipes you need to try.
Crispy Fried Spaghetti
Everything tastes better when it’s fried, right? Satisfy your next fried food craving by making crispy fried spaghetti, like this recipe for Neapolitan Spaghetti Pie from CookingwithNonna.com. It's an easy spaghetti recipe with a delicious crunch and a savory taste that the family will love.
Spaghetti Beef Pie
To make a spaghetti recipe that’s new and exciting, put the traditional idea of swirling the pasta on a fork on hold and try a new form: spaghetti beef pie! Basically, this is like making lasagna, except with spaghetti instead of lasagna sheets. Are you a lasagna lover? Try these six traditional lasagna recipes from different regions of Italy.
Spaghetti and Meatball Nests
For an adorable, bite-sized spin on the classic spaghetti and meatballs, pull out that cupcake pan! Don’t worry, there’s no cake batter involved–just eggs, cheese, pasta, meat and pasta sauce! These are ideal for cocktail parties as hors d’oeuvres. Check out an easy recipe for Spaghetti and Meatball Nests from Good Housekeeping.
Cheesy Baked Spaghetti
Baked pasta dishes make for easy spaghetti recipes that still provide a much-needed change of pace, like this recipe for Baked Chicken Spaghetti from Food Network. Baked pasta is a major part of Italian cooking, but most people think this approach is only for certain types of pasta, like lasagna or stuffed shells. Not true! (If you like stuffed shells, though, try these five different stuffed shells recipes with caccavelle pasta.)
Spaghetti Frittata
When thinking about breakfast frittatas, the usual eggs and spinach recipe typically comes to mind. Make this breakfast staple more adventurous by incorporating spaghetti and Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, like this frittata recipe from The New York Times. Be even more decadent and add a creamy spaghetti sauce, like vodka sauce or white sauce.
Baked Spaghetti Pizza
Combine two of the most popular and delicious Italian foods by making a spaghetti pizza! Instead of regular pizza dough, the base for this recipe is spaghetti baked in a circular baking pan. Top it with the spaghetti sauce or pizza sauce of your choice, and pizza toppings like pepperoni, peppers, onions, mushrooms and more! And cheese, obviously! Try this Food Network recipe for Deep-Dish Spaghetti Pizza.
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Spaghetti Stuffed Italian Peppers
Stuffed peppers are a staple in Italian cooking. Roasted stuffed peppers or baked stuffed peppers usually involve a filling that is a mixture of meat, vegetables and cheese. Add a little bit of spaghetti to that mixture and it becomes an even more eye-catching recipe! See how Delish.com makes Spaghetti Stuffed Peppers.
Spaghetti and Meatball Calzone
Meatball calzones are already popular, but what are meatballs without spaghetti? Calzones are highly customizable because they are basically just big, doughy envelopes for whatever filling you want. This is yet another example of fusing two Italian favorites together for something even more special. Try the recipe for Spaghetti and Meatball Calzones from Food Network.