Spaghetti Rosti With Tuna

-Sylvie-'s Note:

This is from Lesley Waters (UK TV-Chef) 'Easy Ways to Success-Healthy' cookbook. It can be served hot or cold, so it makes it ideal for lunch boxes or picnics.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 225 g spaghetti (8oz)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion , chopped finely
• 1 garlic clove , crushed
• 5 eggs , beaten
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tuna in water , drained and flaked
• ¼ cup cheddar cheese , grated
• salt , to taste
• pepper , to taste

Directions:

1. Cook the spaghetti al dente, according to directions.
2. Drain and rinse under plenty of cold water, drain again and put aside.
3. Heat the oil in a large non stick skillet, which has to be suitable to put under the broiler/grill.
4. Fry the onion over a medium heat for approximately five minutes, then add the garlic and cook for another minute.
5. In a large bowl combine the pasta, tuna eggs and onion/garlic mixture.
6. Season to taste with salt and pepper, you can also add some oregano or basil if you like.
7. Pour everything into your skillet and top with cheese.
8. Cook on top of the hob, without stirring, until the eggs are nearly fully set, about ten minutes.
9. Place under a preheated medium grill/broiler and grill until fully set and starting to brown.
10. It's good cut into wedges and served with a salad.

Reviews

[Mrs. Rachel]

This recipe is great! I did add extra garlic, I think I used 3 cloves, and I added some oregano and basil. This dish was SUPER easy to prepare, and my husband said he didn't know canned tuna could taste this good. I will make this again.

[Heaven's Kitchen]

I enjoyed this very much, but my family didn't care for it, so I probably won't make it again. :( Maybe I'll try again when the kids are older. I think the texture of it might have been a turn off for the little ones, with the egg holding the spaghetti together. They normally love spaghetti! Oh well, I definitely would recommend this recipe for others to try. I enjoyed it, and I think it would be good to try it with different flavored pastas as well.

[CountryMama]

We found this a little dry, but it was so easy and quite tasty (as well as being a good use of our zillions of eggs) so I'd make it again. I used a little more cheese than called for.