# I have a buttload of cooked spaghetti. What can I do with it? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 17, 2011, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-buttload-of-cooked-spaghetti-what-can-i-do-with-it/589371 "2011-07-17T20:00:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-buttload-of-cooked-spaghetti-what-can-i-do-with-it/589371/21 "2011-07-18T02:57:22Z")
Oh, _cooked_! I thought you said “crooked” which I couldn’t see as being a problem with spaghetti… ---
**Author:** ![sitchensis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sitchensis/32/4892_2.png) [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-buttload-of-cooked-spaghetti-what-can-i-do-with-it/589371/22 "2011-07-18T03:00:11Z")
6 Hot Italian Sausages, or the equivalent in bulk 1 Can Cream of mushroom soup 1 Can of diced tomatos 1 Onions and, 1 Green Pepper 4 cups Pepperjack cheese, 1 cup grated parmesan 1 t. Dried red pepper, 2 t. oregano, salt and pepper 12 ounces cooked spaghetti Sauté the Italian sausages (breaking them up, or use bulk) the onion green pepper, add tomatoes and seasonings Layer in a 9x13 dish with everything but the Cream of Mushroom and a little of the parmesan Mix the Cream of mushroom with a ¼ cup of water until smooth and pour over top to cover all the spaghetti (So it doesn’t burn) Sprikle the remaining parmesan on top and back uncovered @350 for an hour, or until the parmesan is browned and the dish is heated through. ---
**Author:** ![Jaledin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jaledin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaledin)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-buttload-of-cooked-spaghetti-what-can-i-do-with-it/589371/23 "2011-07-18T07:03:31Z")
Like all the recipes – I misunderstood and thought there were like 10 or 15 pounds of extra cooked pasta, and was going to say dehydrate it in the oven. Or freeze (with bacon, onion, garlic, whatever). If it were me, though, I’d eat the shit out of that pasta – mangiamaccheroni baby, and then fast for about a week as penance. Puttanesca of various stripes is always good, but my staple is pasta, shredded pecorino, olive oil. Less lazy people might add garlic, hot HOT chiles, and whatever else, but the basic is good enough for me to live on for weeks alone. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Violaceous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Miss\_Violaceous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Violaceous)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-buttload-of-cooked-spaghetti-what-can-i-do-with-it/589371/24 "2011-07-18T17:53:52Z")
> [@Sycorax](#): > > One of my favorite comfort foods is spaghetti with cooked onions, garlic, butter (real butter) and pepper. That’s all. I love onion, so I don’t dice it, but cut in big pieces then cook with the butter till it’s al dente. Add to the spaghetti, sprinkle liberally with pepper and garlic powder (or any other spice you think will work), and dig in. (I might add more butter before chowing down – there’s no such thing as too much butter.) Pssst… try this recipe: [tomato sauce with onion and butter – smitten kitchen](http://smittenkitchen.com/2010/01/tomato-sauce-with-butter-and-onions/) ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-buttload-of-cooked-spaghetti-what-can-i-do-with-it/589371/25 "2011-07-18T19:14:39Z")
> [@Athena](#): > > Bacon spaghetti. Fry up a pound of bacon that you’ve cut into strips (or more, depending on just how much spaghetti you have), drain. Add a diced onion or two to the pan, cook until soft… You can also stop at this point, if you don’t want tomatoes & cheese. Add the chopped-up pasta to the pan so it can fry in the bacon grease - it gets kinda crispy. ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-buttload-of-cooked-spaghetti-what-can-i-do-with-it/589371/26 "2011-07-18T22:16:38Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > You can also stop at this point, if you don’t want tomatoes & cheese. Add the chopped-up pasta to the pan so it can fry in the bacon grease - it gets kinda crispy. Or just toss the spaghetti and onions, and just stick with the pound of bacon. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-buttload-of-cooked-spaghetti-what-can-i-do-with-it/589371.md?page=1)