Spaghetti “Cupcakes”
Spaghetti “Cupcakes” are a fun and easy recipe! Spaghetti noodles, cheese, marinara sauce and sausages all made in a cupcake pan!
A FUN HANDHELD DINNER RECIPE
These Spaghetti “Cupcakes” look like little bird nests. They are not only super simple to make but they are kid-friendly and an easy, fun meal to make with kids! they are handheld spaghetti cups! Who wouldn’t love that?!
TIPS FOR MAKING SPAGHETTI CUPS:
- These can be made ahead and any leftovers can be frozen to be reheated later.
- Chicken sausage or turkey sausage can all be used or you can leave it out all together.
- Pre-cooked sausage can also be substituted for the fresh.
- Definitely save some marinara sauce for serving. These are a lot of fun to dip!
- Any thickness of spaghetti will work, including angel hair.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)
- mild Italian sausage links
- spaghetti pasta
- ricotta cheese
- Parmesan cheese
- eggs
- spaghetti sauce
- shredded mozzarella cheese
HOW TO MAKE SPAGHETTI CUPCAKES:
Cook the sausages as directed on the back of the package.
Once finished cooking, cut each of the sausage links into about 1-inch thick slices.
At the same time, cook spaghetti until al dente.
Preheat oven to 350f degrees. Spray a 12-cup muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray. Once spaghetti is cooked, drain well. Then place it into a large bowl. Stir in ricotta and Parmesan cheeses and eggs.
Divide the cheesy-spaghetti into each of the 12 muffin cups. Gently press down the spaghetti to make a small bowl shape.
Top each spaghetti cupcake with about a tablespoon of spaghetti sauce.
Then top with a slice of cooked sausage.
Finally, top each cupcake with mozzarella cheese.
Bake for about 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for a couple of minutes.
Carefully remove the cupcakes using a small spatula or fork. Then serve cupcakes with a bit of extra spaghetti sauce for dipping!
These can be refrigerated or frozen and then reheated in the microwave.
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Spaghetti “Cupcakes”
Ingredients
- 2 Italian Sausage links
- 8 ounces 1/2 box spaghetti
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 1 cup spaghetti sauce plus more for serving
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Cook the sausage links as directed on the back of the package.
- Once finished cooking, cut each of the sausage links into about 1-inch thick slices.
- At the same time, cook spaghetti until al dente.
- Preheat oven to 350f degrees. Spray a 12-cup muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Once spaghetti is cooked, drain well. Then place it into a large bowl.
- Stir in ricotta and Parmesan cheeses and eggs.
- Divide the cheesy-spaghetti into each of the 12 muffin cups. Gently press down the spaghetti to make a small bowl shape.
- Top each spaghetti cupcake with about a tablespoon of spaghetti sauce.
- Then top with a slice of cooked sausage.
- Finally, top each cupcake with mozzarella cheese.
- Bake for about 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for a couple of minutes.
- Carefully remove the cupcakes using a small spatula or fork.
- Then serve cupcakes with a bit of extra spaghetti sauce for dipping!
Notes
- These can be refrigerated or frozen and then reheated in the microwave.
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer
“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.
Originally published: September 2017
Updated & republished: April 2020
THIS IS PERFECT FOR THE KIDS TO HELP MAKE THEN SERVE THEM WITH FRIENDS! GREAT SLEEPOVER TREAT! MY KIDS WOULD LOVE THESE!
Wow
My favorite part of your posts is the photo of all the ingredients. That tells me just exactly what is needed, and probably saves you a lot of time answering questions that you’d otherwise receive. Thanks again for all your hard work and yummy recipes.
Love this recipe
Very good, have a suggestion, next time I will either use ground sausage or cut the links in smaller pieces. I didn’t have enough Parm Cheese so used some shredded sharp cheddar instead. Made a dozen. Cooked 6 and put the other 6 in frig for another day. Recommend this.
My stomach literally started growling while reading this!!
Does the spaghetti come out hard and crunchy after baking?
Nope – it stays tender but firm enough to hold together. 🙂