Marmite Spaghetti (Nigella Lawson’s Recipe)
Marmite Spaghetti
Marmite is something you either love or hate. The guys at Marmite knew this, and they have a great sense of humour about it at that, setting up an official Marmite Facebook Hate Party complete with hilarious, self-deprecating posts which endears the brand to non-lovers as well. For me, of course I belong to the love camp. I have been eating Marmite for two decades, and it is a must-have condiment in my porridge. You will never see my fridge without a bottle. In a recent episode of Nigella Kitchen, Nigella Lawson shared a quick recipe of spaghetti with Marmite which I thought was pure brilliance. It has since became my go-to “instant noodles” (apart from the equally easy pesto pasta) when I am cooking for myself with almost next to nothing in my fridge.
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Ingredients
(Serves 4-6)
Credit: Recipe from Nigella Kitchen- 375g dried spaghetti
- 50g unsalted butter
- 1 tsp Marmite, to taste
- freshly grated parmesan, to serveDirections
1. Cook the spaghetti in plenty of boiling, salted water, according to the packet instructions.
2. When the pasta is almost cooked, melt the butter in a small saucepan and add the Marmite and one tablespoon of the pasta water, mixing thoroughly to dissolve.
3. Reserve half a cup of the pasta water; then drain the pasta and pour the Marmite mixture over the drained spaghetti, adding a little of the reserved pasta water to amalgamate if required. Serve with plenty of grated parmesan.
Cooking Note
1. When cooking for one, I adapted the above original recipe by using 1 serving (80g) of spaghetti with a small knob of butter, 1/2 tsp Marmite and 1 tbsp reserved pasta water.
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Made this once too, so simple and packed full of flavours!
Marmite spaghetti! I love marmite so I shall try this really soon..thanks for sharing! :)
any idea if marmite same as bovril?
They are similar type of food, but different formula/recipe.
Wondering if Marmite and Vegemite are same? Tasted vegemite before but never saw Marmite here.
I’ve not tried vegemite before, but it’s the same type of stuff (yeast extract) as marmite with different formula :)
hmm…simply delicious!
Lovely quick dish, be it for one or four or six.
Enjoy your break : )!
wow, i lv marmite too! cant wait to try it during the weekend. tks for sharing :)
ooooooo. I wonder if it will taste the same with vegemite hey… but what an awesome idea. The marmite will give it a punchy taste!
I used to serve it with white rice and I should try it with pasta next time ^^
Really a quick and simple meal!
Economy, quick and simple recipe especially when one is hungry.
Easy to prepare within 15 minutes
Mmm…this sounds delicious and healthy with Marmite. Would like to make this for my hubby because he loves Marmite :)
I remember I used to eat Bovril more often than Marmite. Long forgotten taste for me….
This is super easy pasta, soung good too.
Truer words were never spoken – MARMITE is indeed something one either hates/loves. Fortunately I belong to the latter category, so this dish is both simple, wholesome and right up my alley! :)
Kinda reminds me of my student days, when I’d substitute the packet of seasoning for some Marmite when cooking instant noodles (the dry, non-soupy variety).
Is there anything I need to note with I use normal butter?
you mean salted butter? It should be fine, you may need slightly less marmite to season the noodles if using salted butter
Hi, I am so happy I have discovered your website! Your recipes look very inspiring and the marmite pasta is definitely the dish I have to make. In Switzerland we have something very similar, a bit lighter in taste, called “cenovis” and I couldn’t really say which one I prefer. It would be interesting to compare cenovis pasta with marmite pasta one day :-)
I have to research about cenovis pasta one day, sounds interesting and delicious. This isn’t my recipe though, I learn this from Nigella Kitchen (TV show) :)
Believe it or not, I have never tasted marmite! Is it the same as Bovril? I might give this a go!
how could you! marmite is cheap in UK ;) hehe just kidding. I think it’s the same type of food, taste similar to Bovril but not the same (they have different formulas and ingredients)
about time someone comes up with marmite spaghetti hahah! love this!
So glad you’ve shared this recipe. I have not had marmite for the longest time and can’t wait to relive the flavours!
It tastes great that my children asked me to make it again next time. Thanks!
I LOVE Marmite to death …and have almost never lived without it in the refrigerator. This recipe is just brilliant!!
I’ve been really curious to try Marmite but it’s kind expensive here so I don’t want to buy a whole jar and then hate it hehe.
I think it’s sold in mini bottle ;)
I made this yesterday and my hubby said to his surprise, its actually tasty (he was skeptical at first).
I notice that after we have finished the pasta, there is butter remaining on my bowls and plates. Is is normal? Is it because I did not mix thoroughly or I put too much butter? (I used 200g instead of 375g of pasta. As for the sauce, I used the same quantity as what you listed above).
maybe too much pasta water, resulting in residual sauce? the sauce is supposed to cling onto the noodles. But you can experiment with the quantity to suit your liking ;)
I have never ever tried this..I was always told how awful it was a million years ago. If I find a tiny winny bottle, I will give it a change.
hehe try it out for yourself and decide if you love or hate it ;)
hi, do you think this can within through the whole morning? Or will the taste go bad easily? Thought of making this for my man’s lunchbox at work.
Hi sorry I have not tried keeping the pasta for hours. perhaps you can pack the pasta and sauce separately and warm the sauce before tossing with the noodles
Thank you for this recipe. The marmite with butter creates an interesting cocao taste and the dish goes well with some tomato tuna added in. Will be making it again. Thanks loads.