The 5 quick microwave ideas to recycle leftover pasta are perfect when we have leftover pasta dishes and want to give them new life. Whether it’s MICROWAVE TOMATO PASTA or MICROWAVE ZUCCHINI RICE, with these 5 quick ideas, you can serve an individual portion of MICROWAVE GRATIN PASTA, perfect as an appetizer or for a social appetizer. It’s been a long time since I first published MICROWAVE BAKED PASTA, and since then I’ve discovered that cooking STUFFED PASTA IN THE MICROWAVE, or LIGHT LASAGNA IN THE MICROWAVE or even BOLOGNESE LASAGNA IN THE MICROWAVE, allows us to make so many microwave first courses, both for everyday and festive occasions.
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Cheap
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 4 People
- Cooking methods: Microwave
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons
Ingredients
- 5 tablespoons tomato sauce
- 8.8 oz cooked semolina pasta
- 4.4 oz mozzarella
- 3 tablespoons grated Grana Padano
- 4 leaves basil
- 17.6 oz rice (phone-call style in microwave)
- 4 teaspoons grated Parmesan
- 2 jars cooked semolina pasta (with artichokes)
- 3.5 oz scamorza
- 4 teaspoons breadcrumbs
- 2 jars orzo (with peas)
- 1.4 oz cooked ham
- 2 eggs
- 4 teaspoons grated Grana Padano
- 14.1 oz saffron risotto
- 1.1 oz grated Parmesan
What You Need to Gratin Pasta in the Microwave
- 1 Microwave Oven with combination function
- 1 Microwave Rack
- 4 Cocotte ceramic
Steps
Gather the pre-cooked pasta or rice in a bowl, season and mix in the rest of the ingredients, setting aside some grated cheese or breadcrumbs to sprinkle on top. Distribute into the cocottes or molds.
Place them on a microwave rack and start cooking in microwave + grill combination mode, for 8 minutes. When done, remove from microwave and serve. If desired, you can garnish with fresh herbs.
I recommend consuming immediately or, at most, within a couple of hours.
