Italian
Pasta and Beans the Next Day
by Manu Food · 60K subscribers on YouTube
A simple and tasty way to repurpose leftover pasta e fagioli into crispy fried medallions with a cheesy center, perfect for reducing food waste.
- Difficulty
- easy
Ingredients
7 items- Pasta e Fagioli Avanzatacold leftovers from the day before
- Egg
- Salta pinch
- Cheesesome grated for the batter and slices for the filling
- Peppera pinch
- 2 tbspFlour
- Extra Virgin Olive Oila drizzle for frying
Method
- Beat eggs with a pinch of salt, some grated cheese, and a pinch of pepper.
- Pour the egg mixture into the cold leftover pasta e fagioli.
- Add two tablespoons of flour and mix well until everything becomes sticky and combined.
- Place a ring mold on a sheet of parchment paper and spoon some of the pasta mixture into the mold.
- Fill the center with slices of cheese.
- Cover with more pasta mixture on top and press down firmly to compact.
- Gently remove the ring mold to form a medallion.
- In a pan, heat a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and fry the medallions until golden brown on both sides.


