Don't throw your food away but don't do this!

astral

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Sun Dec-04-11 11:32 AM
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Don't throw your food away but don't do this!

I am reading food saver links and came across this one:

simple changes to save bucks -- I can't even say it -- Spaghetti Fritatta?

I know it's bad to throw away food, and I am not opposed to leftover spaghetti noodles, either, provided they didn't accidentally get overcooked by the time I would be eating them again.

Still reading, hoping to see some pointers I can use ...

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Lars39

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Sun Dec-04-11 11:54 AM
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1. I could see doing that, but I think I'd rather freeze the noodles for another day.

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GoCubsGo

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Sun Dec-04-11 12:20 PM
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3. That's what I do.

In fact, when it comes to cooking certain things like brown rice, pasta and dried beans, I freeze portions of it. It saves time as well as money,

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surrealAmerican

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Sun Dec-04-11 12:16 PM
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2. These are so good, I have made a practice of making extra ...

... spaghetti, just so I can make one of these the next day.

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Quantess

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Sun Dec-04-11 11:23 PM
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5. It looks nasty to me, but if you say it tastes good

I guess I believe you.

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HopeHoops

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Sun Dec-04-11 02:27 PM
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4. Mix the leftover pasta and sauce and put them in a casserole dish (with extra sauce if needed)

Then bake it at 350 (covered) to make a nice "lasagna-like" dish you can cut into cubes to serve and/or nuke.

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Trailrider1951

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Mon Dec-05-11 10:13 AM
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6. Hmmm, I prefer to stir-fry my leftover noodles with some fresh onions,

garlic,carrots and celery....Lo Mein anyone?

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/vegetable-lo-mein-delight/detail.aspx

You can add chicken or other meat if you eat it.

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grasswire

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Mon Dec-05-11 01:44 PM
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7. I love leftover spaghetti -- I pan fry it with some olive oil

It's great that way. I especially like it when I have made the pasta the first night with no red sauce, but with artichokes and fresh basil and sun dried tomatoes and garlic and lots of parm.

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seaglass

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Mon Dec-05-11 02:24 PM
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8. This can be good. You need to make sure there is enough sauce and add cheese

I couldn't see the recipe at the link but I know the one I have does not include enough sauce.

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ohiosmith

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Mon Dec-05-11 07:54 PM
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9. Just had some of the penne frittata I made last Friday with Thursday's leftover pasta.

Yum!

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