Pasta Pizza Pie Recipes

PIZZA DI SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat eggs, milk and Parmesan. Season with salt and pepper. Add leftover spaghetti and combine well.
• In a large 10-inch non-stick skillet, heat extra-virgin olive oil over medium heat. Add spaghetti and egg mixture, spreading evenly and pressing down in pan. Cook until golden brown, about 8 minutes. Carefully invert onto plate, add a little more oil to the pan, and slide mixure back into skillet and cook the other side for 6 minutes. Turn out onto serving platter and cut into wedges and serve warm.
• In a large pot, bring 6 quarts of salted water to a boil. When water comes to a boil, add pasta, stirring constantly for the first minute to help prevent spaghetti from sticking together. Cook until al dente, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• In a large saute pan, heat oil. When almost smoking, add olives and red pepper flakes. Saute for 3 minutes over medium high heat. Reduce heat to low and carefully pour in tomato sauce and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Drain pasta in a colander, reserving 1/4 cup pasta water. Add pasta to the sauce and toss to coat completely. Add pasta water if you need to thin out the sauce a bit. Plate pasta and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and basil.
• In a large casserole pot, heat oil over medium high heat. Add onion and garlic and saute until soft and translucent, about 5 to 10 minutes. Add celery and carrots and season with salt and pepper. Saute until all the vegetables are soft, about 5 to 10 minutes. Add tomatoes and bay leaves and simmer uncovered on low heat for 1 hour or until thick. Remove bay leaves and check for seasoning. If sauce still tastes acidic, add unsalted butter, 1 tablespoon at a time to round out the flavors.
• Add 1/2 the tomato sauce into the bowl of a food processor. Process until smooth. Continue with remaining tomato sauce.
• If not using all the sauce, allow it to cool completely and pour 1 to 2 cup portions into freezer plastic bags. This will freeze up to 6 months.

PIZZA PASTA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• In a medium skillet over medium-high heat, cook beef with onion until beef is brown. Drain. Combine beef mixture with spaghetti sauce, pepperoni and cooked pasta and pour into a 9x13 inch baking dish. Top with mozzarella.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, until cheese is melted and golden.

PASTA PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain. , In a large cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet, heat 1 teaspoon oil over medium heat. Add mushrooms, green pepper and onion; saute until tender. Remove with a slotted spoon and keep warm. Increase heat to medium-high. In same skillet, heat remaining oil. Spread pasta evenly in skillet to form a crust. Cook until lightly browned, 5-7 minutes., Turn crust onto a large plate. Reduce heat to medium; slide crust back into skillet. Top with pizza sauce, sauteed vegetables and olives; sprinkle with cheese and Italian seasoning. Bake until cheese is melted, 10-12 minutes.

SPAGHETTI PIZZA PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Toss spaghetti with half the Parmesan and egg; press onto bottom and up side of 9-inch pie plate to form crust.
• Mix meat and pasta sauce; spread onto crust. Top with mozzarella and remaining Parmesan.
• Bake 30 min. or until heated through. Let stand 5 min. before cutting to serve.

SUNNY'S NUNYA BUSINESS PASTA PIZZA PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Coat the bottom and sides of a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Add just enough pizza sauce to the baking dish to coat the bottom. Begin to layer with half the pasta (uncooked), half of the remaining sauce, half of the mozzarella, half of the Cheddar blend, a pinch of Italian seasoning and some red chile flakes and black pepper. Repeat the layers a second time.
• Press the layers down to level and add 1/2 cup water to the dish along the sides (to not mess up the top). Top with the pepperoni. Sprinkle over some red chile flakes and another pinch of Italian seasoning and black pepper.
• Bake until the edges are bubbling and the pepperoni is beginning to curl on the edges, 50 to 60 minutes. Remove and immediately top with the Pecorino-Romano and hand-ripped basil. Allow to cool about 10 minutes before slicing.

ADRIANA'S PASTA PIE

Steps:

• Crust:
• Mix crust ingredients gently to combine. Do not over mix. Put mixture into a lightly greased 10-inch pie plate. Shape meat to form a 1-inch thick crust.
• Filling:
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix filling ingredients and scoop into meat crust.
• Bake for 1 1/2 hours. Let pie cool for 15 minutes before cutting into 8 pie slices. Top each slice with Adriana's Tomato Basil Sauce and sprinkle with a little Parmesan.
• In large pot, cook garlic and red pepper flakes in oil on low heat for 3 to 5 minutes only. Add tomatoes, paste, water, all seasonings, and fresh basil. Bring to a boil and then reduce to low heat. Add the chunk of Romano cheese. Cook for 2 1/2 to 3 hours stirring often.

PIZZA PASTA PIE

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat 1 egg, stir in spaghetti, 2 Tablespoons Parmesan, and butter.
• Spread onto the bottom and up the sides of a greased 9 inch pie plate.
• Spread spinach over top.
• In a bowl, beat remaining egg. Stir in Ricotta and remaining Parmesan.
• Spread over spinach.
• Combine pizza sauce, carrot, mushrooms, oregano, basil, and garlic powder.
• Pour over cheese mixture.
• Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
• Sprinkle with mozzarella and bake 5 more minutes, until cheese melts.
• Let stand for 5 minutes before slicing.
• Try to have each layer slightly less filled to the edge, so that each layer is visible.
• Cooking time does not include boiling pasta.

PASTA PIE

Steps:

• In a large pot cook pasta until slightly underdone (apx 12 minutes). When done, rinse in cold water and drain again. Toss pasta with 1 tablespoon olive oil to coat. Set aside.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground beef. Cook, stirring occasionally until browned. Add garlic, 1 teaspoon salt and pepper. Cook 2 minutes more.
• Add crushed tomatoes; simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes.
• Toss pasta with parmesan cheese. Butter a 9" springform pan. Tightly pack pasta into pan, standing each piece on end. I held the pan on it's side and layered that way. Spread meat sauce on top of pasta and try to have the sauce go into center of noodles.
• Place in a 400 degree oven for 15 minutes. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top and bake another 15 minutes. Run a knife around the edge to loosen and then unmold.
• Cut into wedges and serve with any remaining meat sauce you might have.
• Enjoy!

SPAGHETTI PIZZA PIE

Steps:

• Toss cooked spaghetti, parmesan cheese and egg.
• Place in 9-inch pie plate.
• Press along bottom and sides to form crust.
• Mix cooked meat and spaghetti sauce.
• Spread meat mixture over spaghetti crust.
• Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
• Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
• Let stand 5 minutes before cutting into wedges.