Air Fryer Baked Spaghetti
A cheesy, comforting spaghetti bake made easily in your air fryer! If your air fryer can fit a cake pan in it, this baked spaghetti will work perfectly for you! Make it with a freshly cooked batch of spaghetti or with leftover spaghetti, this is a flexible recipe that be made to suit your tastes.
Ingredients
- 9 oz (250 g) dry spaghetti
- 1 cup (240 ml) tomato pasta sauce
- 4 oz (125 g) ball of mozzarella
- ½ cup (125 g) ricotta
- ¼ cup (4 tbsp) cream cheese
- ⅓ cup (35 g) parmesan or vegetarian hard cheese, grated
Instructions
- If you're making the pasta fresh - Boil your pasta according to package instructions, drain, return to the pan and mix in the tomato sauce.
- While it's cooking, whisk together the ricotta and cream cheese in a bowl.
- Once the spaghetti is ready, add half of it to the cake pan.
- Spread your ricotta - cream cheese mix over the top. (If you're only using cream cheese it won't be very spreadable but you can just add dollops of it)
- Add half of the parmesan over the top, if using.
- Pour the remaining spaghetti over the top.
- Add the remaining parmesan and the mozzarella slices.
- Place carefully in a preheated the air fryer basket, ideally on top of a silicone liner mat.
- Air fry 320F (160C) for 15 minutes, or until the cheese on top is bubbling and browned.
Calories: 472kcal, Carbohydrates: 53g, Protein: 23g, Fat: 19g, Saturated Fat: 11g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 5g, Cholesterol: 58mg, Sodium: 676mg, Potassium: 404mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 5g, Vitamin A: 849IU, Vitamin C: 4mg, Calcium: 341mg, Iron: 2mg