Adrianaspastapie Recipes

ADRIANA'S PASTA PIE

Steps:

• Read directions all the way through first********* Meat Crust: Mix ground beef, parsley, bread crumbs, onion, eggs, 1/2 cup parmesan, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a bowl very gently.
• Do not overmix.
• Put mixture into lightly greased 10-inch pie plate or 11" x 7" casserole dish.
• Shape crust so that it's about 1" thick.
• Tomato Basil Sauce:.
• In large pot, cook garlic and red pepper flakes in oil on low heat for 4 minutes only.
• Add tomatoes, paste, water, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoon black pepper, sugar and basil leaves.
• Bring to boil.
• Reduce to low heat.
• Add chunk of Romano cheese and cook for 1 1/2 hours.
• Filling:.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Mix the filling (3 cups cooked pasta, 1/2 pound mozzarella, 1/2 pound provolone, 1/2 cup parmesan cheese and 2 cups tomato basil sauce) in a bowl.
• Scoop into meat crust.
• Bake for 1 1/2 hours.
• Let cool for at least 15 minutes.
• Top each slice with tomato basil sauce and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.