Are you a spaghetti worshiper? So much so that you can't give up on this dish even at Easter? The solution is easy: bring this delicious food to the table! What makes the difference is the way it is presented. I propose you some fabulous spaghetti nests: beautiful to look at, good to eat, perfect to serve even at Easter.
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Identity Card of the Recipe
- 189 KCal Calories per serving
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Ingrediants
For 12 nests
- 200 g of spaghetti or pasta
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1 teaspoon of oregano
- 40 ml of extra virgin olive oil
- 150 g of tomato puree
- A few sage leaves
- A few stalks of chives
- A few basil leaves
- Q.b. of pepper
- Q.b. of salt
- 60 g (1 medium) of eggs
- 250 g (24 mozzarella) or mozzarella
Materials Needed
- Muffin mold
- Casserole
- Ladle
- Fork
- Small saucepan
- Brush
- Chopping board
- Knife
- Colander
Preparation
- First, boil the spaghetti in plenty of water with a little salt, taking care to keep them al dente.
- Meanwhile, prepare the accompanying sauce. In a saucepan, pour a tablespoon of oil flavored with a clove of garlic. Pour in the tomato puree, season with salt and pepper, and cook for at least 15 minutes. At the end, flavor with a teaspoon of oregano and basil.
- Drain the spaghetti and collect them in a bowl: add three tablespoons of oil and flavor with chopped chives, basil and sage. Allow to cool and add an egg with a pinch of salt and pepper.
- Preheat the oven to 180 ° C (ventilated).
- Brush a muffin mold with butter or a little oil, and sprinkle with a little breadcrumbs or flour.
The detacher for trays
Don't you like buttering and flour the molds? Try the detacher for trays: it is easily prepared at home by mixing oil, butter and rice flour. For the complete recipe, click HERE.- Prepare the nests. With a fork, take a portion of spaghetti and wrap the pasta in a ladle to form a nest.
- Fill the muffin tins with the nests, trying to make a hole in the center.
- Fill with a teaspoon of tomato sauce and bake: cook for 10 minutes at 180 ° C.
- Remove from the oven and serve the nests with a couple of mozzarella balls.
The alternative
As an alternative to mozzarella, you can serve fake chicks prepared by obtaining meatballs with tuna, ricotta and breadcrumbs. To get the pulicini just prepare a beak with carrot triangles and get the eyes with two peppercorns.Alice's comment - PersonalCooker
These pasta nests are really fabulous: I have proposed the simpler version, but they are also fabulous to serve with a base of basil pesto or you can decide to gratin them with béchamel. Also at Easter, serve your imagination and give life to new, intriguing dishes!Nutritional values and Health Comment on the recipe
Nests of Spaghetti with Tomato and Mozzarella are a food that belongs to the category of first courses.
Energy comes mainly from carbohydrates, followed by lipids and finally proteins.
Carbohydrates are mainly complex, monounsaturated fatty acids and peptides of medium-high biological value.
Cholesterol is not excessive but relevant; the fibers are present in medium quantity.
The Nests of Spaghetti with Tomato and Mozzarella are suitable for most diets, as long as the portion is suitable for any pathological conditions (overweight and dysmetabolisms, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus and "hypertriglyceridemia). They contain gluten and lactose, which is why they do not lend themselves to diets for related intolerances.
They are allowed by the vegetarian philosophy, but not by the vegan one.
The average portion is about 200 g (360 kcal)
