A frittata is an endlessly versatile Italian omelet. Absolutely anything can go right into a frittata, together with stale bagels, leftover Chinese language meals, and final night time’s pasta. For that reason, a frittata is the right candidate for this spaghetti carbonara frittata mashup. “I believe this recipe is actually cool as a result of, for probably the most half, the substances are the identical as you’d use in conventional spaghetti carbonara, however used otherwise,” says recipe developer Jessica Morone. “As a substitute of primarily being a pasta dish with some eggs, it’s extra of an egg dish with some pasta in it.” Not like a conventional carbonara, although, it accommodates each cream and milk to offer the eggs some further fluffiness.

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This spaghetti carbonara frittata is sort of a one-pan meal because it offers starch, eggs, meat, and cheese in every chunk. It may be eaten both sizzling or chilly and would work equally effectively as a brunch or dinner dish. If you happen to plan to serve it as a morning meal, it wants nothing greater than espresso or tea and contemporary fruit. If it is supposed as a dinner entree, a inexperienced salad can be the right accompaniment, as would a easy facet, resembling roasted asparagus. Toasted garlic bread, too, would complement each the egg and spaghetti parts.

The spaghetti carbonara a part of this dish is made out of pancetta, pecorino, and cooked spaghetti, whereas the frittata is made out of eggs, cream, and milk. You will additionally want olive oil, for cooking, and black pepper, for seasoning.

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Preheat the oven to 350 F.

Prepare dinner the pancetta with a drizzle of olive oil in an 8-inch oven-safe skillet over medium warmth till the pancetta is brown and crispy, 8–10 minutes.

Use a slotted spoon to take away the pancetta from the pan and place it on a paper towel–lined plate. Wipe the pan out.

In a big bowl, whisk collectively the eggs, heavy cream, milk, cheese, and pepper.

Add the pancetta and stir to mix.

Lay the cooked spaghetti on the underside of the skillet.

Pour the egg combination in and canopy the spaghetti.

Bake within the preheated oven for 25–half-hour, or till the frittata is puffed and the middle is ready.

Let sit for five minutes earlier than slicing into slices. Serve sizzling or at room temperature, garnished with contemporary parsley, if desired.

Whereas spaghetti will get a shout-out within the recipe title, you could possibly actually use one other lengthy, skinny type of pasta, resembling fettuccine or fusilli. You possibly can even attempt a brief, chunky one like penne or shells, though it will give the dish a barely totally different texture. Be happy to make use of leftover pasta, too, so long as it hasn’t already been blended with sauce. Parmesan can exchange pecorino, whereas the pancetta could be swapped out for bacon or diced prosciutto. Guanciale can even work when you occur to have any readily available.

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If you wish to add some greens to the dish, cooked peas, asparagus, mushrooms, or onions would all make for tasty, nutritious additions, or you could possibly cube up a jalapeño and fry it together with the meat so as to add a little bit warmth. One other approach to boost the dish can be by sprinkling some cayenne into the crushed egg combination or splashing sizzling sauce on high. If you happen to select a Louisiana-style sauce, the vinegar may help to offset the richness of the thick, creamy sauce.

You may refrigerate any leftover frittata for as much as three days or freeze it for an extended time frame. It is completely okay to freeze this dish despite the fact that it accommodates eggs. Whereas boiled eggs can flip rubbery when frozen, scrambled eggs aren’t broken by their sojourn at subzero temperatures — simply consider frozen breakfast burritos. If you happen to’re meal prepping and intend to freeze the entire thing, although, it is best to undercook the eggs only a bit since reheating the dish will prepare dinner them even additional.

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The microwave would be the quickest strategy to reheat the leftovers, particularly when you solely want a single serving. You will not even have to thaw a frozen frittata — the microwave will handle this step. If you happen to’re heating your complete dish, although, you may desire to bake it in a 350 F oven for 5 to 10 minutes.

If you wish to save a while prepping this dish, you possibly can prepare dinner a number of parts forward of time. If you do not have leftover pasta, you possibly can boil the quantity wanted for the frittata, then refrigerate it for a day or so. You can too fry the pancetta and grate the cheese prematurely. Once you’re able to prepare dinner the frittata, all you may have to do is stir issues collectively, pour them right into a pan, and bake.

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