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Special spaghetti cake
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Special spaghetti cake

12 ingredients 8-10 openrecipes
Special spaghetti cake

I discovered this dish in Italy while working on my Italian book. When full of ham, chicken and mushrooms, it's called tetrazzini. Try my lighter vegetarian version.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

613
Calories
23g
Protein
55g
Fat
10g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Cheddar Cheese 1 oz (28g) 113
Cheese 1 oz (28g) cheddar 113
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Sage 1 tsp ground (0.7g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Brie not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 600 ml double cream
  • 4 large free-range eggs
  • sea salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 60 g mature Cheddar cheese, grated
  • 60 g mixed smelly cheese (such as Brie, Stilton and goat's cheese), cubed
  • 2 large handfuls baby spinach, washed, spun dry and roughly chopped
  • 1 fresh red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
  • 140 g sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained and roughly chopped
  • 400 g spaghetti, just-cooked
  • 1 knob butter
  • a few sprigs fresh sage, leaves picked

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By jamieoliver · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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