If your home is anything like ours we have a constant stream of visitors during the lead up to Christmas and into the New Year, my boys also both celebrate their birthdays! This Easy Baked Spaghetti recipe makes a great child-friendly meal that I like to make when we have visitors bringing children.
Bakes Spaghetti is generally a crowd pleaser (even for fussy eaters). This recipe serves 4-6 adults (with leftovers).
Prior to the house descending into the madness and excitement that a house full of guests can generate, this baked spaghetti recipe can be made earlier in the day and quickly heated when required.
Baked Spaghetti Recipe: Cheese, Bacon & Spaghetti Pie
Cheese, bacon and pasta – what is not to love!?! This recipe also works well for a picnic in the park, or school or kinder lunch boxes. It slices and serves easily.
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Serves 4-6 adults
Save RecipeIngredients
- 150 grams of dried spaghetti
- 1 cup of grated cheese, plus extra for topping
- 1 small carrot – peeled and grated
- 1 small zucchini- peeled and grated
- 100 grams of bacon – chopped into small pieces
- 5-6 eggs - whisked
- Large handful of fresh chives chopped
- Salt and pepper to season
Instructions
- The cooking times and ingredients below are based on cooking in a 23cm pie dish.
- Cook spaghetti according to the packet instructions.
- Preheat oven to 180˚C,
- To a bowl add all the ingredients (except the spaghetti) and mix to combine.
- Grease a pie dish and when the spaghetti has cooked drain it and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
- Arrange the spaghetti evenly across the base of the dish and then pour the egg mixture over the top.
- Use a fork to jiggle the spaghetti and let the egg mixture seep through to the base of the pie dish.
- Grate a little more cheese on top.
- Place on the middle shelf of the oven and cook for 30 minutes. The egg mixture should be set and the top of the pie golden.
- Serve with salad or vegetables.
For more easy, child friendly entertaining ideas, check out this great Nachos Recipe. For more family friendly pasta ideas, try getting the kids busy in the kitchen with our Cannelloni Recipe.
Kyrstie Barcak is a mum to two boys aged 6 and 3 years. She writes about the fresh produce grown in their family garden and the seasonal menus
that result at A Fresh Legacy-Grow Fresh Cook Fresh. Kyrstie is passionate about cooking fresh meals for her family and friends. She supports local farmers and producers when there is not enough to collect from her garden and likes to make her family’s food from scratch.
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