Wildly popular and delicious, spaghetti is the perfect comfort food dinner. It’s being kicked up a notch today with 9 fun ways to serve spaghetti. Anyone can put pasta onto a plate with some sauce. These are creative ideas that will make you want to run to your kitchen and start cooking!

Weeknight meals at my house need to be quick, easy, and as budget friendly as possible. That’s where pasta dinners enter the picture. Homemade pasta sauce is easy and inexpensive to make, but after a while, a plate of noodles and sauce can get boring.

Here are 9 fun ways to serve spaghetti that will be anything but boring. You can use this collage to pin the entire collection to your favorite Pinterest board, or click through the links or photos below to print out and save the recipes individually.

If you try any of these fun ways to serve spaghetti, or if you have an idea of your own to share, please leave a comment below!

Spaghetti Soup from Basilmomma

This version of spaghetti is completely fun to eat, and truthfully, it’s a lot less messy!

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Spaghetti Nests (Pasta Cups) from Center Cut Cook

How seriously cute are these spaghetti nests? They would make a great appetizer or light meal.

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Spaghetti and Meatball Pizza from Created By Diane

What a great way to combine two comfort foods into one meal!

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Leftover Spaghetti Frittata from Daily Appetite

This frittata would be perfect for a brunch or brinner (that’s breakfast for dinner!)

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Confetti Spaghetti from Dessert Now, Dinner Later

Make your favorite pasta sauce, add some veggies for confetti-like color, then bake it up with pasta. FUN! 

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Cincy 3-Way Chili from Frugal Foodie Mama

 If you go to Cincinnati, you’ll find this 3-way chili just about everywhere. Chili on top of spaghetti is where it’s at!

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Spaghetti Salad from Just 2 Sisters

Nobody made a law to prevent us from eating cold spaghetti, and that’s a darned good thing, because this salad rocks!

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Spaghetti, Chicken and Bacon Casserole from Mandy’s Recipe Box

Creating spaghetti casseroles makes them very easy to freeze. Then they become perfect for potlucks or a quick meal for new parents. 

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Threaded Spaghetti Hot Dog Bites from Very Culinary

When it comes to fun ways to serve spaghetti, this one should make the top of the list! What kid wouldn’t love a plate full of this for dinner?!