5 Delicious Dishes You Can Make with Leftover Pasta

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Pasta is pretty much everyone’s favorite comfort food. No matter how much you love eating it, you’re probably dealing with leftovers on a regular basis, but that doesn’t mean you should throw them away. There are many delicious dishes you can make with your leftover pasta—including these five.

Pasta Salad

Pasta salad is usually made with cold pasta, so you can easily use your leftovers for this delicious dish.

Pasta Frittata

If you’re not sure what to do with your leftover pasta, simply sauté it in a pan with a drizzle of oil, mix it up with some beaten eggs, cook until set, and enjoy your delicious pasta frittata.

Pasta Bakes

Another quick and easy dish similar to pasta frittata, pasta bakes can easily be made with leftovers—including the baked feta pasta that everyone’s been raving about this year.

Pasta Pizza

If you’re never tried eating two of your favorite Italian dishes at once, now’s the time to give it a try! Pasta pizza is the best of both worlds, and you don’t even need fresh pasta to make it.

Stir-Fried Noodles

Your leftover pasta can replace rice in stir-fries. Just mix it up with some soy sauce and chopped veggies, and try to stick to long pasta shapes when it comes to this dish.