Simple Italian Potato Pie Recipes

ITALIAN POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Cover the potatoes with salted water and boil till tender. Drain and mash.
• Stir in softened butter, sour cream, chives, seasoned salt and pepper.
• Butter and lightly flour 9 1/2-inch deep pie plate. Spread in mashed potatoes.
• Arrange 6 oz. Mozzarella cheese on potatoes. Top with tomatoes. Sprinkle with basil and oregano.
• Top with remaining Mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese and melted butter. Bake at 425°F for 25 to 30 minutes or until cheese if melted. Cool slightly before cutting.

POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Combine flour, sugar and salt in a bowl; cut in the shortening and butter until crumbly. Add water and mix lightly with a fork. Shape dough into a ball; divide in half. On a lightly floured surface, roll out one half to fit a 9-in. pie plate. For filling, combine potatoes, onion, salt, pepper and parsley. Spoon into crust; dot with butter. Roll out remaining dough to fit top of pie; place over filling. Seal and flute edges; make several slits in top crust. Bake at 375° for 1 hour. Pour cream into slits in crust; return to oven for 25 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting.

ITALIAN MASHED POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Boil potatoes in salted water until tender, then drain and mash.
• Stir in butter, sour cream, chives, seasoned salt and pepper.
• Butter and lightly flour a 9" deep pie plate.
• Spread in mashed potatoes.
• Arrange 6 oz mozzarella cheese on top of potatoes.
• Top with tomatoes and sprinkle with basil and oregano.
• Top with remaining mozzarella, Parmesan cheese and drizzle with melted butter.
• Bake at 425° for 25 to 30 minutes.
• Cool slightly before cutting.

SIMPLE ITALIAN POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Brown ground beef in skillet. Drain off excess fat.
• Place ground beef, seasoned with salt and pepper if desired, in bottom of shallow baking dish.
• Cook 2 cup mashed potatoes according to box directions.
• Layer mashed potatoes over ground beef.
• Drain juice from diced tomatoes and cover mashed potatoes with diced tomatoes and onions.
• Sprinkle parmesan cheese and parsley over tomatoes and onions.
• Cook in a 350°F oven for 30 minutes.

ITALIAN POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Line unpricked crust with a double thickness of heavy duty foil.
• Bake at 450 for 7 minutes.
• Reduce oven heat to 350.
• Brown sausage and drain well.
• Place cottage cheese and egg into blender and process until smooth.
• Stir into potatoes along with the sour cream and seasonings.
• Place sausage in paster shell and top with potatoes.
• Drizzle with butter.
• Bake for 50-60 minutes or until set.
• Sprinkle with cheese and let stand until melted.
• Serve.