Fried Spaghetti

Name: Fried Spaghetti
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 3 (6 ounce) cans tomato sauce; 8 ounces of spaghetti noodles; 1 cup Parmesan cheese

7 Ratings

9 Comments

Prep 10 min
Total 20 min
Servings 4

Not sure what to do with those leftover spaghetti noodles? If you haven’t fried your noodles in a rich tomato sauce and savory Parmesan cheese, then you’re seriously missing out. You know what they say, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it, fry it! MORE+ LESS-

By TBSP Kitchens

Updated May 7, 2018

Ingredients

(6 ounce) cans tomato sauce

ounces of spaghetti noodles

cup Parmesan cheese

Steps

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1

Cook 8 oz of spaghetti noodles.
2

Place cooked spaghetti noodles in a skillet on medium-high heat.
3

Add three 6 oz. cans of tomato sauce and one cup of Parmesan cheese to skillet. Mix and fry thoroughly. Enjoy!

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 390
Calories from Fat: 80

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 9g; 14%
Saturated Fat 5g 25% Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol: 20mg; 6%
Sodium: 1060mg; 44%
Potassium: 520mg; 15%
Total Carbohydrate: 57g; 19%
Dietary Fiber 5g 19% Sugars 7g
Protein: 21g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 15%; 15%
Vitamin C: 8%; 8%
Calcium: 35%; 35%
Iron: 20%; 20%

Exchanges:

3 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choice

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

More About This Recipe

Whoever said the best things in life are the simple things was probably referring to this fried spaghetti recipe. It’s three ingredients—ingredients that you probably have in your kitchen right now! It doesn’t get much more basic than that! The “fry” part of the recipe comes from frying the cooked spaghetti noodles, tomato sauce and Parmesan cheese in a skillet. By the way, if you’re anything like us, you always make way too many spaghetti noodles or have leftover uncooked noodles in the box. This recipe is perfect for using up the leftovers for a quick lunch or last-minute dinner. You’d be surprised at what you can do with a box of spaghetti. Read our guide on how to make spaghetti and how to take the classic Italian dish to a whole ‘nother level.