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Viral TikTok Breakfast Pasta Recipe

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Testing the viral TikTok breakfast pasta recipe that I've seen all over the internet! According to the TikTok community, this 4 ingredient pasta dish is quick to whip up in a small pot and has a silky smooth sauce, topped with crunchy “everything bagel” seasoning. Read the post to find out how it turned out for me and if I think it lives up to the hype!

Short pasta noodles coated in thin sauce and topped with everything bagel seasoning

I'd been seeing this easy breakfast pasta recipe all over my TikTok For You page and in Instagram Reels, so I eventually caved to peer pressure (you know, social media peer pressure) and decided to try it myself.

It wasn't as impressive looking (or as involved) as Stanley Tucci's breakfast pasta, but with only four ingredients I figured it couldn't hurt to try.

The pasta is boiled per usual, and then the “sauce” is made right there with the pasta in the pot. It's essentially pasta with egg sauce, plus butter – because everything is better with butter.

Keep scrolling to see how it all goes down!

Key Ingredients

Ingredients for breakfast pasta on a marble surface
  • Pasta: I used Chiocciole pasta, but any short, sturdy pasta with nooks and crannies that can hold up to vigorous stirring will do just fine.
  • Butter: I'd seen some people use 1 tablespoon of salted butter, but I opted to use 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter (I like to control the amount of salt in recipes myself).
  • Egg: I used 1 large room-temperature egg, as room-temperature eggs are easier to incorporate than cold eggs.
  • Everything Bagel seasoning: I'm admittedly not an Everything Bagel fanatic like so many other people, but this adds some flavor and crunch to the finished product.

How to Make Breakfast Pasta

Pasta being boiled in a saucepan

Step 1: Fill a small pot of water with salted water and bring to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 9 minutes, stirring occasionally. Ideally, you want the pasta cooked a little bit pasta al dente.

Butter being melted in a saucepan

Step 2: Remove the pot from heat. Reserve 1 tablespoon of pasta water, then drain the rest of the water from the pot. Add butter to the pot, then add the drained pasta back to the pot and stir to coat.

Short pasta noodles being stirred with a red mixing spoon in a saucepan

Step 3: Crack your egg directly onto the pasta and stir quickly and vigorously to coat the pasta with the egg and create a glossy sauce that should cling to the pasta. If needed, turn the heat back on low to cook the egg completely.

Short pasta noodles coated in thin sauce and topped with everything bagel seasoning

Step 4: Transfer the pasta to a serving bowl and sprinkle with the Everything Bagel seasoning.

Observations and Tips

  • Needs more butter. I'd tried it with 1 tablespoon of butter as I'd seen in videos, but it wasn't enough for me so I added another tablespoon. I always used unsalted butter so that I can control the amount of salt in my recipes, so I added about 1/8 teaspoon of salt on my own as well.
  • Needs more flavor. The “Everything but the Bagel” seasoning was a nice touch, but I still found it a bit bland – so I added salt, pepper, and additional garlic powder. I also just added more Everything Bagel seasoning because I didn't get a good sense of how much I should be using from the videos I'd seen.
  • Keep the heat going. In the videos I'd seen, people turned off the heat when they mixed in the egg. I didn't feel like the egg combined or cooked enough, so I had my heat on low when I added both the butter and mixed in the egg.
  • The sauce was a little too smooth for me. I added the reserved pasta water when I was adding the egg as well to give it a bit more starchiness and thickness.
Short pasta noodles coated in thin sauce and topped with everything bagel seasoning

Rating This Viral TikTok Recipe

  • FLAVOR: 6/10. I felt it was lacking flavor a bit – but again, this is a super simple recipe with only four ingredients, so how much flavor could it really have? I'd likely add other veggies, herbs and spices in the future to give it a more satisfying flavor.
  • TEXTURE: 6/10. The glossy sauce was just… too smooth for me. I'm not sure how to explain it, but something about it was just a bit offputting. Maybe my tastebuds were just expecting something different and having a tough time adjusting to the reality. But either way, I added pasta water to thicken it up a bit.
  • PROS: This recipe is super quick and easy to make – no complaints there. This works well if you're looking for a breakfast that will fill you up and doesn't involve making a casserole, or you just want to venture outside your usual breakfast choices.
  • CONS: I'm not sure if it was because of the sauce or the amount of pasta, but this was actually too much for me. And I don't think I've ever said that there was too much pasta in front of me. Typing that feels wrong. I'm a big breakfast person, so my stomach has learned that it's gonna have to accommodate the amount of food on my plate. But I only ate about half of this and then stored the leftovers for lunch.
  • OVERALL RATING: 6/10
  • WOULD I MAKE THIS AGAIN? I would – but not for breakfast. I learned something about myself this day – it turns out that if I want pasta, it needs to be heartier, and not in the morning. Next time I make this I'd like to add some veggies, bacon, herbs, additional spices, and serve it with a side of garlic bread. But maybe if I still call it “breakfast pasta”, we can consider that me eating breakfast for dinner.

Breakfast Pasta

5 from 3 votes
Testing the viral TikTok breakfast pasta recipe that I've seen all over the internet! According to the TikTok community, this 4 ingredient pasta dish is quick to whip up in a small pot and has a silky smooth sauce, topped with crunchy "everything bagel" seasoning. Read the post to find out how it turned out for me and if I think it lives up to the hype!
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 14 minutes
Servings: 1 serving

Ingredients
 

Instructions

  • Fill a small pot of water with salted water and bring to a boil.
    Kosher salt
  • Add pasta and cook for 9 minutes, stirring ocassionally. Ideally, you want the pasta cooked a little bit pasta al dente.
    1 cup dry short pasta
  • Remove the pot from heat. Reserve 1 tablespoon pasta water, then drain the rest of the water from the pot.
  • Add butter to the pot, then add the drained pasta back to the pot and stir to coat.
    2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • Crack your egg directly onto the pasta and stir quickly to coat the pasta with the egg and create a glossy sauce that should cling to the pasta. If needed, turn the heat back on low to cook the egg completely.
    1 large egg
  • Transfer the pasta to a serving bowl and sprinkle with the Everything Bagel spice. Serve immediately and enjoy!
    1 teaspoon “Everything but the Bagel” Seasoning

Video

Nutrition Facts

Calories: 681kcal | Carbohydrates: 84g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 224mg | Sodium: 332mg | Potassium: 318mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 937IU | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 2mg

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Recipe created by Leslie Kiszka
5 from 3 votes (2 ratings without comment)

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  1. 5 stars
    This is on repeat for my child with sensory issues. it’s amazing when we find something he likes, we have to keep making it until he gets sick of it! lol