Ever get tired of bland, lifeless, leftover spaghetti noodles? I recently made spaghetti from scratch, a bit too much from scratch, and we had leftovers for a few days. We kept them separate from the sauce as they were a little soft and fragile to start. To revive the noodles for eating, I simply stir-fried them with butter and olive oil, some pepperoni, parmesan and bread crumbs. I made sure some of the noodles were fried and crunchy and some remained soft. With a touch of spice it satisfied even Blaise’s high stands.

Dry Italian Noodles with Pepperoni and Parmesan

2 Servings left over spaghetti noodles

1/4 cup Parmesan cheese

1/4 cup Italian-Seasoned bread crumbs (or any type)

5 - 8 Pepperoni slices diced up (or any other left over meat, like chicken, meatballs, ham) . I added 2 meatballs today

1 tablespoon Olive Oil

2 - 3 tablespoons Butter

A sprinkle of garlic powder, oregano, salt, pepper, crushed red pepper

If it is simply too dry you can add 1 - 2 tablespoons spaghetti sauce and/or 1 - 2 tablespoons half and half.

Stir-fry on medium high for 5 - 10 minutes. The goal is not to over stir. Let the noodles sit on high and get crunchy and slightly caramelized and then remix and let it sit again for another minute. In the end you will get a nice mix of softer noodles and dry crunchy noodles. Viola! Boring leftovers just got a remake that everyone will enjoy.