Dinner for 2

Leftover Pasta Fritters

Name: Leftover Pasta Fritters
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 3 cups cold leftover pasta; 2 eggs; 1 cups breadcrumbs; 1/2 cup grated cheese (optional); salt and pepper (optional); 2 tbsp olive oil

$5.83for 415 minServes 2

Cold pasta is mixed with eggs, breadcrumbs, and cheese, then pan-fried into crisp golden fritters.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Pasta, 11 oz$0.10/oz typical	11 oz	$1.05Typical price
	Eggs, 2$0.30 each typical	2	$0.60Typical price
	Bread crumbs, 4 oz$0.14/oz typical	4 oz	$0.56Typical price
	Parmesan, 1 oz$0.55/oz typical	1 oz	$0.48Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$2.91

Swaps

Swap pasta for egg noodlesabout $0.04/oz more at typical prices
Swap bread crumbs for stuffing mixabout $0.16/oz more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Salt and pepperOlive and cooking oil

Not included in the cost.

15 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
2servings (the source says 12, which counts pieces)
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$1.46 per serving$5.83 for 4

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Ingredients

3 cups cold leftover pasta
2 eggs
1 cups breadcrumbs
1/2 cup grated cheese (optional)
salt and pepper (optional)
2 tbsp olive oil

Steps

Beat the eggs in a large bowl, then stir in the cold pasta, breadcrumbs, cheese, salt, and pepper.
Shape the mixture into 12 small fritters.
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
Cook the fritters in batches for 3 to 4 minutes per side until golden and the eggs are firm.

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