Pasta Frittata- Frugal Friday

Posted on April 8, 2011 by cityhippyfarmgirl

Pasta frittata. So darn tooting easy, it’s not funny.

About 5 minutes before you want to eat dinner. Get that left over cooked pasta out of the fridge. Depending on how much pasta is there, add a few eggs. Use a fork to mix it through, you want the pasta well coated. In a thick bottomed frying pan add a good couple of slurps of olive oil, then pop in your egg pasta. Spread it round until it’s even, whack the lid on, medium heat and it’s ready when there is no runny bits of egg.

Too easy.

Want a bit more taste to it? Add any cooked vegetables that are also lingering in the fridge, (garlic roasted vegetables, steamed broccoli, garlicky zucchini etc). What ever you’ve got, stick it in with the pasta and egg mixture, and pop that lid on.

Or keep it plain, and serve with a seasonal salad.

As this is a very budget friendly, minimal effort, easy peasy, healthy kinda dinner. It will leave ample room to savour the Chocolate Brandy Layer Cake for later.

Buon Appetito.

35 thoughts on “Pasta Frittata- Frugal Friday”

Citysister on April 8, 2011 at 6:22 am said:

I made something kind of similar over the summer…less egg, a little Parmesan, spaghetti sauce, mozzarella…and you have pasta pizza! (adding peperoni or peppers or olives or whatever makes it tasty too…)Okay now I’m craving some of that carby goodness.

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on April 8, 2011 at 12:58 pm said:
  
  Carby goodness indeed. The great thing about this friattata is that you can throw ANYTHING into it, and I think pizza frittata sounds spot on.
  
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turid on April 8, 2011 at 7:11 am said:

Oh, the joy of food. It is what adds to life quality. Really. Good food is soul food. And you frittata my friend, is giving my soul some cravings.

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on April 8, 2011 at 1:02 pm said:
  
  Turid you alway make me smile with your comments. It does add to life quality. I hope your soul was sated.
  
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Joanna @ Zeb Bakes on April 8, 2011 at 7:14 am said:

Your photos get increasingly more and more beautiful and these are breathtaking – I love those little eggy bubbles winking away under the pasta, and I am getting very fond of your cutlery 😀

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on April 8, 2011 at 1:07 pm said:
  
  Thanks Joanna. If someone took photos of me trying to take the foodie photos, and the positions I get in, it would look quite funny 🙂
  …I like those knives too.
  
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Elsie May on April 8, 2011 at 8:59 am said:

How awesome would these be for an Easter treat they look like little birds nests.

http://garden2plate.blogspot.com/

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on April 8, 2011 at 1:07 pm said:
  
  They do look like little nests don’t they.
  
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dixiebelle on April 8, 2011 at 10:46 am said:

I made a pasta quiche once, but nothing as yummy looking as that!! My kids would love that… esp. if I add bacon and bit of goats cheese. I will add pesto to mine. Yum, weekend dinner here we come. (I keep cooked pasta in the freezer, which would be an easy & quick way to do it too!)

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on April 8, 2011 at 1:10 pm said:
  
  Superduper easy Dixiebelle. I reckon bacon, chevre and pesto would taste scrumdidliumptious. That’s the great thing about it, what ever is left over can go in.
  
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MultipleMum on April 8, 2011 at 11:45 am said:

What a super use for left-over pasta. I will try this one next time I have some spare pasta bits. Great idea again cityhippyfarmgirl x

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on April 8, 2011 at 1:11 pm said:
  
  Glad to help Mama 🙂
  
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SherryGreens on April 8, 2011 at 1:49 pm said:

Why have I never tried this before! This is something I could get into, and I am sure my kids would love it too. Super easy dinner ready done.

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on April 9, 2011 at 5:03 am said:
  
  It should be an easy kid friendly dish… (I just need to convince my kids now.)
  
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Alisa Fleming on April 8, 2011 at 2:12 pm said:

that is a great recipe idea for saving pennies. I’ve never had a pasta frittatta!

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on April 9, 2011 at 5:04 am said:
  
  I was just thinking of you the minute your comment popped up, (then got distracted though) 🙂
  
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thecompletecookbook on April 8, 2011 at 2:14 pm said:

What a great idea. I love the tomato and onion on top.
🙂 Mandy

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on April 9, 2011 at 5:04 am said:
  
  ahh spanish onion, how I love thee
  
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Mariana on April 8, 2011 at 2:40 pm said:

Your pics are really gorgeous. Love the eggs. I used up heaps of veggies up in the fridge yesterday. I made a pilaf but pasta is the next best thing. Great idea with binding all your ingredients together in the pan. Have a good weekend cityhippyfarmgirl!

Ps: I cracked up reading your comment to Joanna. Any food blogger that takes photos understands you completely. So true.

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on April 9, 2011 at 5:07 am said:
  
  Thanks Mariana. Glad to know I’m not the only one who stands on chairs, holding half body out window to catch fading light 🙂
  
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Amanda on April 8, 2011 at 3:27 pm said:

These are great photo’s, Brydie. My kids adore left-over pasta and always beg me to cook more than I need.

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on April 9, 2011 at 5:08 am said:
  
  Thanks Amanda. Pasta is such an easy filler-upper isn’t it.
  
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Yvette on April 8, 2011 at 4:03 pm said:

I love these quick dishes..always satisfying not only because in the end they’re full of flavour combinations but you can clean out the fridge and pantry….always great when there’s dessert to finish off the evening! x

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on April 9, 2011 at 5:08 am said:
  
  Ahhh dessert…
  
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Anna on April 8, 2011 at 5:28 pm said:

Oh this looks awesome, and so darn simple. What a tasty little treat, Mr HG will love this, I shall whip up a batch on the weekend and see what he thinks. 🙂

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on April 9, 2011 at 5:10 am said:
  
  Super duper easy! I wonder what flavour concoctions you’ll put in Anna?
  
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Celia on April 8, 2011 at 10:10 pm said:

Great idea, Brydie, and so simple! We have a glut of eggs at the moment, so I’ll file this recipe away for the next time we have leftover pasta (though I must admit, it doesn’t happen often here!) 🙂

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on April 9, 2011 at 5:11 am said:
  
  I would imagine pasta would be a staple for your hungry wolves 😉
  
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heidi on April 9, 2011 at 11:55 am said:

This looks really yummy!
My guys are carbhounds so the pasta is usually NOT leftover.
But I can make it with fresh pasta .
Love your photos- love your recipes.
Hugs to the monkeys!!!

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on April 10, 2011 at 12:45 pm said:
  
  Hugs always appreciated Heidi 🙂
  
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Johanna GGG on April 9, 2011 at 3:40 pm said:

looks delicious – though it depends on having leftover pasta in the fridge – I never remember this sort of recipe until it is too late and I have missed my opportunity with leftovers – next time must remember

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on April 10, 2011 at 12:48 pm said:
  
  Funnily enough I only ever remember if the fridge is looking bare (usually on a Friday). That’s when all other ingredients back away from the left over pasta and whisper “use it”.
  
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rachel @ tea with lucy on April 9, 2011 at 11:16 pm said:

this is my kinda cooking. easy, meat free, made from whatever i can scrape together without a trip to the shop. sure to feature on this weeks menu! xo

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on April 10, 2011 at 12:49 pm said:
  
  Let me know if you do Rachel. I’d love to know what other concoctions people throw into their frittata.
  
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Johanna GGG on April 10, 2011 at 9:14 am said:

just popped in again to let you know that I have given you a Stylish Blogger award. It is at http://gggiraffe.blogspot.com/2011/04/memes-are-due-thanks-are-due.html

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